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A Checklist outlining the required elements of a non-profit hospital's Billing
and Collections Policy based on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations. This
Checklist details the actions that a non-profit hospital may take to obtain
payment for health care services, including extraordinary collection actions
(ECAs), the reasonable efforts it must make to determine if a patient is
eligible for financial assistance before the hospital initiates ECAs, and how
the policy is implemented. This Checklist also describes what hospitals should
consider when creating or updating the billing and collections process.
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and Collections Policy based on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations. This
Checklist details the actions that a non-profit hospital may take to obtain
payment for health care services, including extraordinary collection actions
(ECAs), the reasonable efforts it must make to determine if a patient is
eligible for financial assistance before the hospital initiates ECAs, and how
the policy is implemented. This Checklist also describes what hospitals should
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