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Reflecting on a Career in Healthcare Collections, HFMA, and the Future of Healthcare Debt Recovery

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Collections in general, but especially in the healthcare industry, require delicacy, patience, and intelligence, all while ensuring the company meets revenue goals and the client’s customer experience is cared for. IC System’s specially trained collections experts make this possible, from engaging in industry boards such as the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) and employing innovative…

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With the growing world of healthcare and rapidly changing federal, national, and local regulations, it’s a priority that healthcare professionals and facilities stay up-to-date on current industry trends, particularly as it pertains to finances. That is the fundamental purpose of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, or HFMA. How can the HFMA assist healthcare facilities in…

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Collect Medical Debt Successfully and Legally in 2023

The medical debt collection industry has been rocked by Regulation F, new changes to credit reporting requirements, and other regulatory changes. IC System’s medical debt collection boot camp will help prepare you for the current and future challenges in debt collection. Is it safe to credit report given the new regulations from the CFPB? How…

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IC System – Making Collections Better for Healthcare

Expert debt collection agency IC System’s healthcare sector is an accounts receivable management offering that prioritizes regulatory compliance, education, and the value of its team members. IC System is an accounts receivable management company specializing in third-party consumer collections within the healthcare industry. With a deep understanding of the healthcare collections sector, IC System places…

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Check out the IC System office located in St. Paul, Minnestoa! Take a look at our spacious workspaces, lunchrooms, common areas and more. At IC System, employees are one of our core values and our employees are our family. Day in and day out we place people over profits. Come see what all the fun…

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Using A Business Adviser to Improve A Healthcare Practice

On this episode of Closing The Books, a podcast by IC System, Host Tyler Kern talked with Mary Prendergast, Vice President of Business Development at IC System, and Gary Meza, CEO, and Owner of GTM Medical Consulting, whose mission is to become the leading business advisor for physicians in the Mid-Atlantic by helping its clients…

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Closing the Books: Changes to Credit Reporting in Healthcare

The most expensive car ride someone may take in their life is an ambulance ride, which racks up to a whopping average of 1,200 dollars. Most individuals probably cannot or will not pay that bill outright, meaning it will serve as a form of debt to them. So, how is credit debt any different…

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