Create better patient experience by providing Cost Estimate

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• Create better patient experience by providing
  Cost Estimate

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Create better patient experience by providing
Cost Estimate

• Do you provide cost estimate to patients for
  non-routine services? If your answer is no, then
  you need to start providing cost estimate to
  patients. According to MGMA stat poll the
  majority of healthcare leaders (68) said their
  organizations provide cost estimates to patients.
  While others (27) response were no they do not
  provide cost estimate and remaining 5 were not
  sure.
• Physicians or healthcare organization should
  provide cost estimate before treatment is
  provided. It creates very good patient
  experience. As per MGMA some healthcare leaders
  responded that in below cases they provide cost
  estimate to patients
• When requested for by a patient
• At the time of scheduling the service
• Cost estimate are provided to self-pay patients
  only
• Transparent billing creates more satisfaction to
  patients. This helps them to know how much they
  will be paying for services. This helps patients
  to arrange budget. Visiting hospital is very
  stressful time for patients and their families.
  Providing cost estimate upfront will help
  patients to reduce the stress and create a better
  patient experience.
• Patients who have an idea about their bills can
  budget wisely. They go in with their open eyes,
  which leads to improved revenue cycle management
  and better patient experience. At the end both
  the patient and the hospitals get what they want.

Medical Billing Services in Oregon
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Create better patient experience by providing
Cost Estimate

• Patient experience components for reimbursement,
  transparency is becoming more important than ever
  for effective medical practice management. To
  understand how healthcare organizations can adapt
  to this changing environment, Sheila Augustine,
  director, patient financial services, and Wendy
  Hanson, support manager at Nebraska Medicine
  suggested the following solutions
• Utilize EHR assistance to clarify
  contracted/non-contracted services
• Verify patients insurance prior to service
• Educate patients on their financial
  responsibility and help them navigate potentially
  narrow networks with a team of specialized
  financial counsellors
• Provide patients with cost estimates prior to
  service
• Utilize online cost estimator tools for services
• Nowadays, people prefer to use their credit or
  debit cards to pay for all online products and
  services. So, why wouldnt they also expect this
  same convenience in paying their healthcare
  bills? According to the Waystar survey, over 75
  of patients would be willing to leave their
  credit card number with healthcare organization
  and authorize it to charge up to 200 after
  adjudication. Credit card-on-file solution
  ensures a secure, speedy patient payment and
  eliminates patient confusion with their bills.

Medical Billing Services in Oregon
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Create better patient experience by providing
Cost Estimate
Using technology such as cost estimation tools,
credit card-on-file solutions, electronic
statements, and online payment options can speed
patient collections while boosting satisfaction.
Patient health and financial health should go
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Medical Billing Services in Oregon