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Above and Beyond Credit Bureau Data: A/B Test Leads to Fruitful Outcomes
Snapshot When clients place bad debt accounts with us, we don’t simply take the information provided and immediately begin trying to collect on the account.

Fair Credit Reporting Act Changes to Credit Header Information May Have Far Reaching Impacts to Your Healthcare Organization
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing a change to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FRCA) to remove all medical debt from the credit

Will Your Agency Stay in the Revenue Cycle Management Industry?
Shaking Ground Under Revenue Cycle Management There has been a lot of turmoil in the revenue cycle management industry – specifically medical debt collections –

CFPB Proposed Rules to Remove Medical Debt from All Credit Reports
The SBREFA Outline In late September, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) outline that would have

Credit Bureaus Conspiracy Regarding Unpaid Medical Bills
There has been a lot of upheaval ever since the three big credit reporting agencies – TransUnion, Equifax and Experian – announced that they were

Outsourcing RCM (Early Out and Bad Debt Collections)
There are many challenges that face health systems and hospitals internally, including staffing, income flow and the cost of patient care. Outside influences such as