Billing and Collection Sample Clauses
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Billing and Collection. On behalf of and for the account of ---------------------- Provider, Service Company shall establish and maintain credit and billing and collection policies and procedures, and shall exercise reasonable efforts to ▇▇▇▇ and collect in a timely manner all professional and other fees for all billable Dental Care provided by Dental Care Professionals, including any such fees paid directly to Provider by Service Company pursuant to the then-current Membership Agreement (or similar agreement for providing professional services to dental plans) between Service Company and Provider. Service Company shall advise and consult with Provider regarding the fees for Dental Care provided by Provider (including any related discounting policy); it being understood, however, that Provider's consent shall be necessary to establish the fees (subject to (S)3.2(d), above) to be charged for Dental Care. In connection with the billing and collection services to be provided hereunder, Provider hereby grants to Service Company, throughout the Term (and thereafter as provided in (S)8.3), an exclusive special power of attorney and appoints Service Company as Provider's exclusive true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, and Service Company hereby accepts such special power of attorney and appointment, for the following purposes:
(a) To ▇▇▇▇ Provider's patients, in either Provider's or Service Company's name (as Service Company deems appropriate) and on Provider's behalf, for all billable Dental Care provided by or on behalf of Provider to patients.
(b) To ▇▇▇▇, in either Provider's or Service Company's name (as Service Company deems appropriate) and on Provider's behalf, all claims for reimbursement or indemnification from insurance companies and plans, all state or federally funded dental benefit plans, and all other third party payors or fiscal intermediaries for all covered billable Dental Care provided by or on behalf of Provider to patients.
(c) To collect and receive, in either Provider's or Service Company's name (as Service Company deems appropriate) and on Provider's behalf, all accounts receivable generated by such ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and claims for reimbursement, to administer such accounts including, but not limited to, extending the time of payment of any such accounts for cash, credit or otherwise; discharging or releasing the obligors of any such accounts; suing, assigning or selling at a discount such accounts to collection agencies; or taking other measures to require the paym...
Billing and Collection. (i) Administrator shall, in the name of and on behalf of the Group, bill ▇▇▇ients, insurance companies, Managed Care Payors, and other third-party payors and collect all fees for services rendered in connection with the Practice at the Premises or any Practice Site(s) (including all fees generated by both the Technical Operations and the Professional Operations), for services performed outside the Practice for its hospitalized patients, and for all other professional and Practice services. The Group hereby appoints Administrator for the term of this Agreement to be its true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for the following purposes:
(A) to bill ▇▇▇ients, insurance companies, Managed Care Payors, and other third-party payors in the Group's name and on its behalf;
(B) to collect accounts receivable resulting from such billing not otherwise purchased by Administrator (as provided for in Section 3.2(e) hereof) in the Group's name and on its behalf;
(C) to receive payments on behalf of the Group from insurance companies, prepayments received from health care plans, Medicare, Medicaid, Managed Care Payors and all other third-party payors;
(D) to ensure the collection and receipt in Administrator's name and for Administrator's account of all accounts receivable of the Practice purchased by Administrator, and to deposit such collections in the Account;
(E) to take possession of and endorse in the name of the Group and deposit into the Deposit Account (and/or in the name of an individual physician, such payment intended for purpose of payment of professional fees related to the Practice) any notes, checks, money orders, insurance payments and other instruments received in payment of accounts receivable not otherwise purchased by Administrator; and
(F) upon the prior consent of the Group, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, to initiate the institution of legal proceedings in the name of the Group or a Physician Employee to collect any accounts and monies owed to the Group or the Physician Employee, to enforce the rights of the Group or the Physician Employee, as the case may be, as creditor under any contract or in connection with the rendering of any service, and to contest adjustments and denials by governmental agencies (or their fiscal intermediaries) as third-party payors.
(ii) The Group hereby appoints Administrator as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact to deposit into the Deposit Account all Professional Revenues and Technical Revenues...
Billing and Collection. In order to relieve Doctor's Care of the administrative burden of handling the billing and collection of sums due under prepaid health plans, fees for medical, x-ray, laboratory and all services provided by or on behalf of Doctor's Care and for which Doctor's Care may charge, Medical Management shall be responsible, on behalf of and for Doctor's Care and any contract physicians or independent physician groups or other organizations practicing medicine for or on behalf of Doctor's Care, on their respective billheads as their agent, for billing and collecting the charges made with respect to all medical, x-ray, laboratory and all other services provided at the Offices. Doctor's Care agrees that it will keep and provide to Medical Management all documents, opinions, diagnoses, recommendations, and other evidence and records necessary for the purpose of supporting the fees charged for all medical and other services from time to time. It is expressly understood that the extent to which Medical Management will endeavor to collect such charges, the methods of collecting, the settling of disputes with respect to charges, and the writing off of charges that may be or appear to be uncollectible shall at all times be within the sole discretion of Medical Management (but subject to all applicable governmental regulations and the terms and conditions of applicable provider agreements), and that Medical Management does not guarantee the extent to which any charges billed will be collected. Doctor's Care or its duly authorized agent shall have the right at all reasonable times and upon the giving of reasonable notice to examine, inspect and copy the records of Medical Management pertaining to such fees, charges, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and collections. At Doctor's Care's request, Medical Management will re-assign to Doctor's Care for collection by Doctor's Care, any accounts which Medical Management has determined to be uncollectible.
Billing and Collection. NATIONWIDE - Receives premium/purchase payments and reconciles amount received with remittance media. - Updates Contract Owner records to reflect receipt of premium/purchase payment and performs accounting/ investment allocation of each payment received. - Deposits all cash received under the Products in accordance with the terms of the Products.
Billing and Collection. (a) The Medical Group hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Management Company to be the agent of the Medical Group during the Term, to perform the following duties and for those purposes incidental thereto: (i) to ▇▇▇▇ patients and third party payors in the Medical Group's name and on its behalf; (ii) to collect accounts receivable resulting from such billing; (iii) to receive payments and prepayments from the Medical Group's patients, Blue Cross and Blue Shield organizations, insurance companies, health care plans, Medicare, Medicaid, HMO's and any and all other third party payors; (iv) to take possession of and deposit into such bank (the "Medical Group Bank") as the Medical Group designates, in an account established by the Medical Group in the name of the Medical Group (the "Medical Group Collections Account"), any and all checks, insurance payments, cash, cash equivalents and other instruments received for Medical Group Services; and (v) to initiate with the consent of the Medical Group, which consent may be withheld by the Medical Group in its sole and absolute discretion, legal proceedings in the name of the Medical Group to collect any accounts and monies owed to the Medical Group, to enforce the rights of the Medical Group as a creditor under any contract or in connection with the rendering of any service, and to contest adjustments and denials by governmental agencies (or its fiscal intermediaries) as third-party payors. The Management Company, in its capacity as agent pursuant to this paragraph, shall not have any duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in clauses (i) through (v) above. Following termination of this Agreement, the Management Company shall continue to use reasonable efforts to collect the accounts receivable of the Medical Group as of such termination date for a period of ninety (90) days thereafter.
(b) From time to time at the Management Company's request, the Medical Group shall make available to the Management Company one or more authorized partners (the "Authorized Partners") of the Medical Group to sign any letters, checks, instruments or other documents (the "Documents") on behalf of the Medical Group that are necessary for the Management Group to perform its duties as agent under this Section 3.6 and its other duties under this Agreement. If the Management Company notifies the Medical Group that an Authorized Partner is not signing the Documents in a timely manner, the Management Company shal...
Billing and Collection. (a) Provider hereby assigns to UCP and UCPC all ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ for all Services rendered by Provider during the Term of this Agreement. UCP or UCPC shall exclusively ▇▇▇▇ and make collection efforts for Services Provider performs pursuant to this Agreement in a manner determined at their sole discretion in accordance with applicable Federal and State law, Federal and State health programs, including Medicare, Medicaid and third party payor programs, unless UCP has expressly agreed in writing (and Provider has consented) that Provider will ▇▇▇▇ and make collection efforts for Services Provider performs pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) All monies or other reimbursement for Services Provider performs pursuant to this Agreement shall be the property of either UCP or UCPC, and Provider shall have no interest in, or right to, such monies or other reimbursement. To the extent that UCP or UCPC receives payment for Services rendered by the Provider pursuant to this Agreement by check or draft payable to Provider, Provider authorizes UCP or UCPC to endorse such check or draft for deposit into a UCP or UCPC account. To the extent that Provider receives any monies or other reimbursement for Services Provider performed pursuant to this Agreement, Provider shall submit such monies or other reimbursement to UCP or UCPC within fourteen (14) days of receipt.
Billing and Collection. (i) Administrator shall, in the name of and on behalf of the Group, bill ▇▇▇ients, insurance companies, Managed Care Payors, and other third-party payors and collect all fees for services rendered in connection with the Practice at the Premises or any Practice Site(s) (including all fees generated by both the Technical Operations and the Professional Operations), for services performed outside the Practice for its hospitalized patients, and for all other professional and Practice services. The Group hereby appoints Administrator for the term of this Agreement to be its true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for the following purposes:
Billing and Collection. EMR will provide billing and accounts receivable collection services including, without limitation, billing patients of The Ambulance for services rendered, making claims for reimbursement from Medicare, Medicaid, and other third-party payers. The Ambulance appoints EMR for the term hereof to be their true and lawful agent, for the following purposes:
(i) To bill patients in the name and provider number of The Ambulance and on its behalf;
(ii) To collect accounts receivable resulting from such billing in the name of The Ambulance;
(iii) To collect and receive payments from insurance companies, Medicare, Medicaid, all other third-party payers and patients;
(iv) To either work with the Ambulance’s financial institution that receives payments and correspondence from insurance carriers, or to actually take possession of and endorse in the name of The Ambulance, such payment intended for purpose of payment of an ambulance bill, any notes, checks, money orders, insurance payments, and other instruments received in payment of accounts receivable and deposit all monies resulting from the operation of the billing program into a bank account registered to The Ambulance. In either case, Authorized signers of this account are members, officers, or employees of The Ambulance; EMR will have no access to this bank account;
(v) To assist legal Counsel retained by The Ambulance, only upon prior written authorization from The Ambulance, with the institution of legal or administrative proceedings in the name of The Ambulance to collect any accounts and monies owed to The Ambulance, to enforce the rights of The Ambulance as a creditor under any contract or in connection with the rendering of any service, and to contest adjustments and denials by governmental agencies (or its fiscal intermediaries) as third-party payers.
(vi) Make adjustments for uncollectible accounts in a reasonable and consistent manner as approved by The Ambulance. All adjustments made for professional courtesies and other activities that do not generate a collectible fee shall be done in accordance with the direction of The Ambulance. EMR will not be responsible for initiating any collection procedures to the patient other than written follow up notices or direct phone calls, unless both Parties otherwise agree in a separate written agreement.
(vii) For delinquent accounts, and only upon The Ambulance's prior written direction, refer claims to collection agencies and instituting legal proceedings in conne...
Billing and Collection. On behalf of and for the account of Medical Practice, Practice Manager shall establish and maintain credit and billing and collection policies and procedures, and shall use Practice Manager’s best efforts to ▇▇▇▇ and collect timely all professional and other fees for all billable Medical Services provided by Medical Practice or the Physicians. Provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a guarantee by Practice Manager that amounts billed will be collected. Practice Manager shall advise and consult with Medical Practice regarding the fees for Medical Services provided by Medical Practice; it being understood, however, that Medical Practice shall establish the reasonable and customary fees to be charged for Medical Services and that Practice Manager shall have no authority whatsoever with respect to the establishment of such fees. In connection with the billing and collection services to be provided hereunder and throughout the Term (and thereafter as provided in Section 8.3), Medical Practice grants Practice Manager a special power of attorney and appoints Practice Manager as Medical Practice’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, and Practice Manager accepts such special power of attorney and appointment, for the following purposes:
A. To ▇▇▇▇ Medical Practice’s patients on behalf of and in the name of Medical Practice, for all billable Medical Services provided-by Medical Practice to such patients;
B. To ▇▇▇▇ on behalf of and in the name of Medical Practice all claims for reimbursement or indemnification from Blue Cross/Blue Shield, insurance companies, Medicare, Medicaid, and all other third-party payors or fiscal intermediaries for all covered billable Medical Services provide by Medical Practice to patients; provided, however, that Physician shall comply with all third party payor requirements applicable to true and accurate coding and submission of claims for reimbursement or indemnification and patient care management in accordance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and third parry payor requirements;
C. To collect and receive on behalf of and in the name of Medical Practice, all accounts receivable generated by such ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and claims for reimbursement; to administer such accounts including, but not limited to: extending the time of payment of any such accounts; assigning or selling at a discount such accounts to collection agencies; or taking other measures to require the payment of any such accounts; p...
Billing and Collection. The Originating party shall ▇▇▇▇ and collect such information service charges and shall remit the amounts collected to the Terminating Party less:
(a) a mutually agreed upon fee for providing billing and collection of the information service charges; and
(b) any uncollectibles reserve, which shall be calculated based on the uncollectibles reserve in the Terminating Party's billing and collection agreement with the applicable information services provider; and
(c) any customer adjustment provided by the Originating Party.