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ash flow is as important to your facility's fiscal health as
it is for your patients' household budgets. Today's high-
deductible healthcare plans can threaten both, as many
patients stress to obtain the thousands of dollars they
must pay out of pocket on the day of surgery. That's
where patient financing plans can help. Patients who struggle to cover
the cost of their care when they arrive at your facility can sign up for a
medical credit card, which they can use to charge their deductibles.
About 20% of our patients take advantage of the service to receive the
Monica Ziegler, MSN | New York, N.Y.
Help Patients Pay for Surgery
Understanding how healthcare credit cards work will help you select the
one that's best for your facility — and those who come to you for care.
• DONE DEAL Offering patient financing plans lets you avoid last-minute cancellations of profitable procedures.
Monica
Ziegler,
MSN
