Balance Resolution Sample Clauses

Balance Resolution. 1. Northwell Health is committed to working with each patient toward equitable resolution of the patient’s self-pay balances, regardless of whether a patient qualifies for Financial Assistance. Financial Assistance and in some cases, hardship adjustments, shall be considered for those patients whose income will not allow full payment of a patient balance within a reasonable time, pursuant to the FAP. Financial Assistance will be applied at approved levels to any outstanding unpaid account the patient may have for Emergency Medical Care or Medically Necessary Services without respect to the date of service. All patients who have submitted an Application will be notified in writing regarding Financial Assistance eligibility determinations (including, if applicable, the assistance for which the individual is eligible) and the basis for this determination. 2. During collection interactions with patients, Northwell Health staff and any outside collection agency staff or debt collection attorneys shall take reasonable steps in accordance with this Policy and the FAP to equitably resolve their account. 3. Northwell Health shall offer multiple options for resolving patient self-pay balances when such options are present. 4. Representatives shall discuss the options available to patients who do not qualify for Financial Assistance under the FAP, and help patients identify which option may best meet their needs and Northwell Health’s collection goals. Options may include: a. Payment by cash, check, debit, or credit cards; b. Offering payment plans; and c. Offering modified payment terms on a case-by-case basis. 5. When patients are placed on one or more payment plans in connection with an approved Application under the FAP, Northwell Health shall not charge interest and the monthly payment(s) on such plan(s) together shall not exceed 5% of the patient’s gross monthly income. Patients are only eligible for payment plans if their account balance is at least $100 total, with a minimum monthly payment of $25. 6. In every document and web page permitting patients to create a payment plan, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will include a conspicuous notice about the availability of Financial Assistance. 7. Multiple attempts will be made to communicate with patients to resolve a balance so that referrals to outside collection agencies and debt collection attorneys will not be necessary. 8. At any stage of the patient experience, including collections, the patient may request that a determination ...
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  • Grievance Resolution If a grievance is resolved at Step 2 or 3 in the procedure as provided herein, the grievant concerned shall indicate acceptance of the resolution by affixing his/her signature in the appropriate space indicated. If the employee has been represented by the Union at the Step of the procedure at which a resolution is reached, the Union representative shall also sign the appropriate document acknowledging that the employee has accepted the resolution. Decisions on grievances where an employee represents him/herself shall not be considered precedent setting or binding with regard to any future grievances filed with respect to the same or similar matters.

  • DNS resolution RTT Refers to either “UDP DNS resolution RTT” or “TCP DNS resolution RTT”.

  • UDP DNS resolution RTT Refers to the RTT of the sequence of two packets, the UDP DNS query and the corresponding UDP DNS response. If the RTT is 5 times greater than the time specified in the relevant SLR, the RTT will be considered undefined.

  • Error Resolution If you believe that you did not authorize an electronic fund transaction, if you need a copy of a transaction receipt from a Merchant, if you think your statement or receipt is wrong, or if you need more information about a transaction listed on the statement or receipt, you should call or write us at the phone number or address shown at the end of these Regulatory Disclosures under “UMB Contact Information” You should report errors no later than sixty (60) days after information is available to you on your periodic statement or in your electronic statement information concerning the transaction that you believe to be in error or which you believe is a problem. Include the following information: (a) your name and your HSA Deposit Account number; (b) describe the error or the transaction you are unsure about and explain as clearly as you can why you believe it is an error or why you need more information; and (c) the dollar amount of the suspected error. If you tell us orally, we may require that you send us your complaint or questions in writing within ten (10) business days. We will determine whether an error occurred within ten (10) business days after we hear from you and will correct any error promptly. If we need more time, however, we may take up to 45 days to investigate your complaint or question. If we decide to do this, we will credit your account within ten (10) business days for the amount you think is in error so that you will have the use of the money during the time it takes us to complete our investigation. If we ask you to put your complaint or question in writing and we do not receive it within ten (10) business days, we may not credit your account. For errors involving new accounts, point-of-sale, or foreign-initiated transactions, we may take up to 90 days to investigate your complaint or question. For new accounts, we may take up to 20 business days to credit your account for the amount you think is in error. We will tell you the results within three (3) business days after completing our investigation. If we decide that there was no error, we will send you a written explanation. You may ask for copies of the documents that we used in our investigation.

  • TCP DNS resolution RTT Refers to the RTT of the sequence of packets from the start of the TCP connection to its end, including the reception of the DNS response for only one DNS query. If the RTT is 5 times greater than the time specified in the relevant SLR, the RTT will be considered undefined.