assignment

Procedure Posting Routines

1. List five main items that should be inspected on each personal check before accepting payment.
2. When a patient has a primary and/or secondary insurance, explain why the balance due may appear delinquent even though the account is current (not late)
3. Explain the importance of offering patients alternative methods of paying a balance.
4. How does documenting collection activity (details of conversations or when letters are sent) assist the staff of a medical office?
5. When posting payments from secondary insurance payers, explain why comparing the primary insurance EOB or RA and/o9r the patient ledger to the secondary EOB/RA is useful.