How to Collect a Doctor Bill

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Franklyn Pierre, 1868-1932

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"How to Collect a Doctor Bill" by Frank P. Davis is a practical guide focused on the business aspects of medical practice written in the early 20th century. The book provides insights and strategies for physicians on effectively collecting payments from patients and emphasizes the importance of applying business methods to their practice. With Davis's extensive background in medicine and experience in dealing with patients and medical institutions, the book likely discusses the intricacies of medical billing and collection processes. The opening of the book introduces the core premise that successful physicians must not only care for patients but also manage their financial affairs competently. Davis highlights the necessity of adopting a cash-based system for billing and stresses that timely collections are essential for a physician's financial health. He critiques the mindset of doctors who prioritize prestige or honor over practical business operations, putting forth anecdotes and practical advice that encourage healthcare professionals to take charge of their billing practices to secure their livelihood and respect within the community. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

The successful physician

Attitude toward debtors

Proper time to collect

Books and bookkeeping

Letters and forms

Statutes of limitations

Exemption laws and their application

Extracts from exemption laws of all states.

Credits:

Produced by David Garcia, David E. Brown, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 48.7 (College-level). Difficult to read.

Release date is 2011-10-13