A Patient Has Not Paid the Balance Due After Insurance

question 22

Multiple Choice

A patient has not paid the balance due after insurance payments. The practice manager has sent numerous reminders and the patient has not contacted the practice. At this point, the practice manager

• A) may sue the patient for the balance.
• B) may have the physician sign a letter of dismissal with 30 days to find a new physician.
• C) can do nothing; the practice is out the money owed.
• D) may begin calling the patient at work.
• E) can report the patient to the Better Business Bureau.

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Definitions:

Articular Cartilage

The smooth, white tissue that covers the ends of bones where they come together to form joints.

Epiphysis

The terminal section of a lengthy bone that originally develops independently from the main body.

Spongy Bone

Spongy bone, also known as cancellous bone, is less dense bone that is found at the ends of long bones and in the inner layers of other bones, characterized by a porous structure.

Diaphysis

The shaft or central part of a long bone, typically cylindrical in shape and containing the marrow cavity.