The report recommends medical practices:
• Allow visits by appointment only to create a consistent scheduling/billing plan
• Verify insurance to make sure services will be covered
• Capture data and measure performance on all relevant employees
• Collect from patients at the time of service, as the chance of collection decreases by 40 percent when the patient leaves the office
• Use electronic medical records to automate billing office functions and save on employee charges
• Send out clean and accurate claims the first time
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