Association of
Northern California Oncologists
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| Payer & Patient Payments for Oncology Services |
| ANCO sponsored two talks for oncologists, oncology nurses, and oncology practice managers entitled PAYER & PATIENT PAYMENTS FOR ONCOLOGY SERVICES Strategic Health Insurance Contracts: Do Not Fear Any Contract! Maximizing Patient Collections In an era of reduced reimbursement for oncology goods and services, maximizing payer and patient collections is imperative to the survival of oncology practices. Duke provided an oncology payer checklist that practices can use to review, (re)negotiate, and monitor compliance with private payer contracts. Weiss reviewed issues related to the sensitive area of patient collections. She provided recommendations for step-by-step methods for identifying delinquent accounts early, analyzing delinquent accounts, and setting collection goals. In addition, she reviewed Patient Assistance Programs (PAPs), explaining the differences between PAPs and co-pay foundations, the various eligibility requirements, and the rules around patient discounts and write offs. Support for these meetings was provided by Genentech BioOncology and Sanofi-Aventis Oncology. Download Brad Duke's Oncology Payer Strategy "Checklist" here. Contact brad.duke@epic-care.com for a copy of his presentation. Download Michelle Weiss's Maximizing Patient Collections here; |