Feeling the Pain: How Rising Healthcare Costs are Impacting the Patient/Provider Relationship

Rising deductibles and out-of-pocket costs are changing the dynamic of the provider/patient relationship.

With operating margins tightening, it is critical for healthcare providers to effectively collect revenue. Simultaneously, increasing patient financial responsibility is causing longer periods to collect patient payments and growing patient bad debt. The below infographic considers the financial challenges of today's patient/provider relationship.