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Retaining Charts Until Patients Pay
A patient owes a large balance, is aware of it, and instead of paying wants to transfer her records to another physician to avoid paying her balance. Are we allowed legally to hold her chart until she pays?
Question: A patient owes a large balance, is aware of it, and instead of paying wants to transfer her records to another physician to avoid paying her balance. Are we allowed legally to hold her chart until she pays?
Answer: No, I’m sorry, you can’t hold the chart. The patient has a right to it to continue treatment.
The lesson for you is to do what you can to collect ASAP.
You might also follow up with the patient. Maybe she isn’t paying because she was dissatisfied or had some problem. Don’t assume she is just trying to get out of paying for the heck of it.
Asset Protection and Financial Planning
December 6th 2021Asset protection attorney and regular Physicians Practice contributor Ike Devji and Anthony Williams, an investment advisor representative and the founder and president of Mosaic Financial Associates, discuss the impact of COVID-19 on high-earner assets and financial planning, impending tax changes, common asset protection and wealth preservation mistakes high earners make, and more.
How to reduce surprise billing in your practice
November 15th 2021Physicians Practice® spoke with Kristina Hutson, a product line developer at Availity, about surprise billing events in independent healthcare practices and what owners and administrators can do to reduce the likelihood of their occurrence.
