Study: Patients Would Pay Medical Bills Faster With Online Bill Pay
Patients say they would pay medical bills more promptly if physicians provided online access to bill pay, according to an American Medical News report.
A survey by Intuit Health found patients are often late in paying because they are confused about their bills rather than lacking in funds. The survey found that emailing answers to patients' questions and offering online payment methods would correct the delay, reducing the cost of sending multiple letters to collect a single bill.
According to the Intuit Health Second Annual Health Care Check-up Survey, 70 percent of patients are concerned about managing their healthcare bills. Another two-thirds of patients think healthcare costs will increase. Forty-five percent of patients wait more than a month to pay physician bills.
Read the American Medical News report on medical bills.
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