BILLING PROCESS

BILLING PROCESS
DETERMINING FEES

Fees that a physician charges for services should be fair both to the patients that are under his or her care as well as to the medical profession. A doctor’s fees should be based on the following criteria:

· The amount of time involved in providing service.
· The level of skill required in providing the service.
· The degree of expertise required to interpret the results of the service provided.

Fees should be identified in a fee schedule that lists procedures performed and the charges assessed for those procedures. The fee schedule should be made available to patients if it is requested. If patients inquire about the amount of the fee, an estimate should be given to the patient. In all instances, this estimate should be made available to the patient before treatment begins.

RECORDING TRANSACTIONS

A record of all patient visits must be maintained. A charge slip should be used to record all procedures. The cha...