Preparation should follow office policy and procedures for
- maintaining patient accounts
- demonstrating generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
- communicating financial assistance programs to patients as necessary
- demonstrating confidentiality in reporting
- demonstrating use of forms, formatting, and billing procedures
- demonstrating skill in manual and/or electronic office procedures to prepare and disseminate statements
- entering numeric data
- handling no-show fees and outsourcing debt collection as necessary, per company protocols.