Benchmarking the billing office

Healthc Financ Manage. 2002 Sep;56(9):42-6.

Abstract

Benchmarking data related to human and financial resources in the billing process allows an organization to allocate its resources more effectively. Analyzing human resources used in the billing process helps determine cost-effective staffing. The deployment of human resources in a billing office affects timeliness of payment and ability to maximize revenue potential. Analyzing financial resource helps an organization allocate those resources more effectively.

MeSH terms

  • Academic Medical Centers / economics*
  • Accounts Payable and Receivable*
  • Benchmarking*
  • Faculty, Medical
  • Family Practice / economics*
  • Health Services Research
  • Insurance Claim Reporting
  • Patient Credit and Collection*
  • Practice Management, Medical / economics*
  • United States