Professional Collections since 1930
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Over eighty years in the
industry and still growing
comes from providing superior customer service and excellent
"net-back" to our growing list of clients.
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Our collectors are among the best
in the industry and are trained to be in complete compliance with
the "Fair Debt Collection Practices Act".
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We provide state-of -the-art computer,
software and telephone systems including an outbound predictive
auto dialer.
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Remote Client Access
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Account Collectability Scoring
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Electronic Remittance
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On-Line Payment Options
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Our Voice Information Center allows
consumers to call in and make payment arrangements 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week based on pre-set parameters.
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Custom reports available on-line
or hand delivered.
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Licensed, bonded and in good standing
with the states of Washington and Idaho. We are able to collect
world wide.
Active Members:
- ACA International Credit & Collection Professionals
- ICA, Idaho Collectors Association
- WCA, Washington Collectors Association
- HFMA, Healthcare Financial Management Association
- AAHAM, American Association of Healthcare Administrative
Management
The following information is intended to help you understand
our contract and how we operate as your collection agency.
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Client may turn over any account that is considered
delinquent, meaning that the consumer has received one statement and
had a minimum of 30 days to pay. There are no other requirements unless
you have company policy regarding when you turn over your accounts.
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The minimum dollar amount accepted for collection is
25.00 with no maximum.
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For the best return, accounts should be listed within
180 days from last date of service.
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The statute of limitations in Idaho is four years with
a verbal agreement and five years with a signed agreement meaning
that we can only collect on an account for four or five years respectively,
from last activity, including payments made on the account in which
case the clock starts over.
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The statute of limitations in Washington is 6 years
with a signed agreement, and three years on referral accounts.
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When turning over an account for collection, you will
need to provide collector with a copy of the itemized statement from
a zero balance forward showing date (s) of service and charges, clearly
indicating the full amount referred.
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Collector should be provided with good demographics
including as much of the following information as possible. Name,
current address, phone number, social security number, last date of
service, place of employment, name of spouse and spouses employment
including employment phone numbers, next of kin, person( s) to call
in case of emergency, occupations, patient name (s) if not the guarantor,
signed agreements with consumer accepting responsibility for the account,
references and any other information that will help locate the guarantor
and collect the debt.
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If you have an account with a bad address, please give
use the last known address and mark it mail returned so that we can
skip trace the account.
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We have state-of-the-art skip tracing methods in place
including Internet data bases and our own data base to help locate
consumers.
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We use “account scoring” to give us much needed information
on consumers and their finances. This information helps us collect
accounts more effectively.
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The earlier an account is referred and the better the
information, the better the recovery.
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Once an account has been turned over to collector for
collection, and the first notice has been sent out, agency is entitled
to their commission.
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All direct payments of any kind must be reported to
the collector immediately so that proper credit can be given to the
consumer and contracted commission can be paid to the collector.
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Collector will report all accounts over 25.00 on the
consumer’s credit report if not paid within 30 days of referral.
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Once an account has been turned over to collector, creditor
agrees not to work the account any longer, as this is a violation
of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Creditor must refer questions
from the consumer directly to the collector once it has been listed.
If you receive a payment on an account previously listed with us,
please forward the payment for us to post to the account and you will
receive your portion of the payment with your next end-of-month statement.
Please do not hesitate to call with any questions regarding direct
payments.
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Our statements are run on the last working day of every
month and the statement and any remittance will be provided to the
client by the fifteenth day of the following month.
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If, after the account has been turned over to the collector,
the guarantor discovers that they have insurance that can be billed,
contact collector and request the account be placed on hold until
you receive the Explanation of Benefits and notify collector of any
unpaid balance that needs to be collected.
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Once an account is entered into our system the first
notice is mailed to the consumer. After the thirty day validation
period, collector will make phone calls and letters on behalf of the
client requesting payment in full. Acceptable payment arrangements
will be accepted. As payments come in, clients will receive their
portion at the end of each month per contract.
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We use a predictive auto-dialer to maximize contact
with consumers.
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All contacts with the consumer are documented in the
account history.
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If a consumer disputes an account in writing, we will
request that you confirm the debt in writing within a 10 day window
so that we may comply with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
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If after all other efforts are exhausted, collector
may at its discretion, take legal action to collect accounts. At this
point collector will send out a request for itemized statements and
assignments from the client. This is simply a request for your permission
to proceed and should be returned as quickly as possible to allow
the collector to collect the debt through the legal process. Note
that all suits are filed in our name rather than the name of the provider.
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Accounts form different providers may be lumped together
and legal action taken on the total amount past-due.
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All notices of bankruptcy on consumers should be reported
to collector as soon as possible to prevent violation of the automatic
stay.
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Electronic listing and Internet access to your accounts
including reports are available on-line and save you time and resources.
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In some cases we may be able to send your remittance
to you electronically.
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Reports are available upon request.
Thank you for your attention
to the above items that will help us provide the best results possible.
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions.
In
Washington Call: 800-876-2328
In
Idaho Call: 800-594-9866
This
is a communication from a debt collector. This is an attempt to collect
a debt and any information obtained will be used for this purpose.