--- title: Medical Billing Services and Bad Debt - Blog - Emerald AR | healthcare collections description: healthcare collections | Our blog keeps you up-to-date and informed regarding all things medical billing services and bad debt management. With healthcare being such a dynamic industry, it's great to keep your options available to all full service opportunities for your patients. --- - [Billing Dispute](https://share.hsforms.com/19JMxXfLJQVmZAu_Z6lfvFQ2vj2o?__hstc=33507169.a4ef11b15f1fbdf0c689f7913c4e0aa7.1565064394586.1565283894559.1565291729783.11&__hssc=33507169.2.1565291729783&__hsfp=4249850865) - [Pay Your Bill](https://www.youraccountcenter.com/) - [Careers](https://www.emeraldar.com/careers/) [![](https://www.emeraldar.com/hubfs/logobig.png) ![](https://www.emeraldar.com/hubfs/logosmall-1.png) ![](https://www.emeraldar.com/hubfs/logobig.png)](https://emeraldar.com) [Client Portal](https://clientportal.emeraldar.com/) - [Home](https://www.emeraldar.com) - Products - [Medicaid Eligibility](https://www.emeraldar.com/eligibility) - Services - [Patient Statements](https://www.emeraldar.com/statements) - [Early Stage Patient Billing](https://www.emeraldar.com/earlystagebilling) - [Late Stage Billing](https://www.emeraldar.com/latestagepatientbilling) - [Blog](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog) - Resources - [Anesthesiology Patient Billing](https://www.emeraldar.com/anesthesiology-patient-billing) - [Radiology Patient Billing](https://www.emeraldar.com/radiology-patient-billing-services/) - [Medicaid Eligibility](https://www.emeraldar.com/medicaid-eligibility) - [Hospital Patient Billing](https://www.emeraldar.com/hospital-patient-billing-services/) - [Contact Us](https://www.emeraldar.com/contact) ## Self-Pay Revenue Management ###### 2 min read ## [How to create effective patient statements](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/how-to-create-effective-patient-statements) By [Emerald](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/author/emerald) on January 27, 2020 - 2:18 PM [![](https://www.emeraldar.com/hubfs/New%20Blog%20Post%20(2)-1.png)](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/how-to-create-effective-patient-statements) Let's be honest, patient statements can be confusing. There's often so much jargon on them that patients don't know when to pay their bill, let alone how to pay it. So, what can you do to simplify statements, and is it even possible to make things easier? We think so. Here's an overview of what's going wrong with patient statements and how to fix them. Topics: [Health Centers](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/health-centers) [healthcare debt](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/healthcare-debt) [medical billing process](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/medical-billing-process) [multi-lingual patient](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/multi-lingual-patient) [patient communication](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/patient-communication) [Patient Friendly](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/patient-friendly) [problem solving](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/problem-solving) [medicaidbilling](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/medicaidbilling) [customer service](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/customer-service) [patient statements](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/patient-statements) [medical collections](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/medical-collections) [healthcare collections](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/healthcare-collections) [Continue Reading](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/how-to-create-effective-patient-statements) ###### 2 min read ## [3 Resilient Revenue Cycle Processes](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/3-resilient-revenue-cycle-processes) By [Audrey Cooper](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/author/audrey-cooper) on September 18, 2019 - 1:03 PM [![](https://www.emeraldar.com/hubfs/Bodybuilder.jpg)](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/3-resilient-revenue-cycle-processes) Keeping track of employees is not an easy task. Management often spends a lot of time focusing on what employees are doing, where the "wasted" time is spent, and how to do things faster - making their company lean, mean, and ready for action. No management team sets out to micromanage their employees, but rather to understand where time is spent in order to improve efficiency, productivity, and communication. Emerald has developed a number of processes that are designed to do just that. These three processes have had significant impacts on our organization.  Topics: [Community health](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/community-health) [Health Centers](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/health-centers) [Revenue](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/revenue) [problem solving](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/problem-solving) [customer service](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/customer-service) [debt collections](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/debt-collections) [healthcare collections](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/healthcare-collections) [Continue Reading](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/3-resilient-revenue-cycle-processes) ###### 2 min read ## [When to Hire A Collection Agency](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/when-to-hire-a-collection-agency) By [Emerald](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/author/emerald) on August 20, 2019 - 11:46 AM [![](https://www.emeraldar.com/hubfs/iStock-533921730.jpg)](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/when-to-hire-a-collection-agency) Like any business, medical practices need steady cash flow to be successful. By the time a claim goes to the insurance company and back, the patient might not even remember the services they received. Sometimes patients simply don’t consider paying their doctor as a priority. These issues result in the practice not having the money it needs to pay their staff’s salaries, their overhead charges, or for their supplies. Topics: [customer service](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/customer-service) [outsourcing](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/outsourcing) [outsource](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/outsource) [medical collections](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/medical-collections) [debt collections](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/debt-collections) [healthcare collections](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/topic/healthcare-collections) [Continue Reading](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/when-to-hire-a-collection-agency) [All posts](https://www.emeraldar.com/blog/all) ### Featured ### Sign up for updates - [Contact Us](https://www.emeraldar.com/contact-us/) - [Patient Payment Site](https://youraccountcenter.com) - [Client Portal](https://clientportal.emeraldar.com) ###### Contact Us 866-299-8383 [info@emeraldar.com](mailto:info@emeraldar.com) Phoenix, AZ 85012 ©2019 Company Inc. 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