Using credit cards for uncovered services

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I am interested in keeping my account receivables down and wondering

about getting a credit card number from patients to use if their

insurance is either no longer effective or their visit was a

noncovered service. This was briefly mentioned in a FPM article a few

months ago. My thought is to make this part of my financial policy and

to tell people what the charges would be at the end of their visit so

they aren't surprised. I'm trying to not be a bank.

Any thoughts?

I also appreciate all the great information I have been gathering from

the list serve. I have now been open 4 months and am picking up

momentum fast here in NYC.

Maggie Carpenter, MD

www.drmaggiecarpenter.com

Brooklyn