Re: Pay my time

From: Steven Bornfeld <dentaltwinmung@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 03 May 2006 13:06:52 GMT

oN wrote:

Hi there,
Does anybody charging patients if they doesn't come on scheduled
appointments??

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All the best,
Proka

It's done all the time in the U.S. It is routine for mental health professionals, but common for all healthcare professionals.
Of course, forcing payment is problematical. You can make it a condition of continued treatment, but you may not terminate treatment in mid-stream for refusal for payment (for this or other reasons) Furthermore, I've heard that courts will not enforce payment for payment for missed appointments.
I don't charge; I read patients the riot act if they break a couple of appointments, and show them the door if they can't be grown ups about it.

Steve

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