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Effective Strategies for Improving Practice Cash Flow Embracing technology can help improve your practices cash flow, while also building the dentist-patient relationship. Ed Rabinowitz PUBLISHED: Monday, August 1, 2016
Cash flow is the life’s blood of any business, and a dental practice is no exception. Dentists understand that. But what many don’t understand is how to improve cash flow. Fortunately, says Jordon Comstock, founder of BoomCloud Apps, a software company that allows dental practices to accept payments through their website, there are many options dentists can use to enhance practice cash flow. Easy Pay It sounds like a no-brainer, right, but the easier you make it for patients to make payments, the likelier it is they will—and do so in a timely fashion. Comstock explains that today’s technology enables dentists to create a gateway on their practice’s website from which patients can make payments. “I’m a big believer in utilizing the web to its fullest potential,” Comstock explains, “and making the website not only a marketing tool but a collections tool as well.” Many practice still send paper statements and invoices through standard mail. That’s fine. Just include a link alerting patients of the bill-pay option that you’ve added to your website. It can mean the difference between getting paid within two to three days, or waiting two to three months. There are other strategies to encourage patients to pay in a timely fashion. Consider offering a discount if patients pay their entire bill upfront. Or, create an in-house membership program (Check back for more on this strategy in future weeks). “It’s kind of like Amazon Prime,” Comstock says “Customers purchase a subscription, and then you get certain benefits. And allowing the patients to essentially subscribe to the office brings in a lot of cash flow if you can get a lot of patients doing that. And it’s predictable cash flow.” Payment plans are also effective, especially for patients who either can’t pay the full amount up front or don’t have dental insurance. “A lot of dental practices say they don’t want to become a bank, but banks are profitable,” Comstock says. “So, if you can finance or create monthly payments with interest for the patients, it’s a great model to go to. You get the cash flow each month plus interest.” Setting up an auto-pay program is another option. Just as many consumers today pay their home utility bills via auto payments deducted from their checking accounts, the same can be set up within your dental practice. “When you can automate cash flow like that, life is going to be a lot easier as a business owner,” Comstock says.”
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