Re: collecting AR
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Tue Jul 24 13:28:02 2007
I'd suggest a legal opinion from your med society just to make sure
you'll not run afoul of any "fee splitting" regs. Hey, ya never know.
Art
At Tue, 24 Jul 2007, Charlie Chambers wrote:
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>Thanks Lynn. Do you have a range of percentages that would be fair? I
>have no idea what would be reasonable.
>
>On Jul 24, 2007, at 10:42 AM, Lynn Montgomery wrote:
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>> Charlie,
>>
>> I would suggest doing it similar to what a billing service would do
>> and take a percentage of what is collected. You can negotiate a
>> percentage that will cover your costs and maybe even a little
>> profit and still get her some revenue.
>>
>> Lynn
>>
>> Lynn D. Montgomery, M.D.
>>
>> Obstetrics & Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
>>
>> The Birth Center/Rocky Mountain Women's Health
>>
>> 1211 S. Reserve St.
>>
>> Missoula, Montana, 59801
>>
>> 406-549-0978
>>
>> fax 406-549-0987
>>
>> e-mail: apgar10@thebirthcentermt.com
>>
>> From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of
>> Charlie Chambers
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 11:31 AM
>> To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
>> Subject: collecting AR
>>
>> Wonder if anyone has had any experience with closing out someone's
>> AR? We have an unrelated specialist who has been paying us to use
>> space/billing etc. She's moving away and therefore closing her
>> practice. She'd like us to work what remains of her AR after she
>> leaves. Anyone have any experience doing this, and what would be
>> fair to charge to work the AR?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
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>> Charlie Chambers
>>
>> Hood River, OR
>>
>> cchamber@alumni.rice.edu
>>
>> "No matter where you go...
>>
>> there you are."
>>
>> Dr. Buckaroo Banzai
>>
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>Charlie Chambers
>Hood River, OR
>cchamber@alumni.rice.edu
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>"No matter where you go...
> there you are."
>Dr. Buckaroo Banzai
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art fougner, md
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