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if a consultant firm comes to your group and says: I can manage your group better, your collection better, negociate better etc. for a xx fee plus xx percentage, and has the resume to back it up. What would you consider a fair fee plus percentage? And has anyone experienced this process?
 
No idea but I'm interested in the topic.

Random number that comes to mind is 10% of a partner's salary, then 1% thereafter.

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If they are going to come in and handle billing/collections as well as negotiations of new contracts, I'd be willing to give them a cut of whatever they gain you.

For example, over the next 2-3 years, compare your collections per unit billed to the prior 2-3 years. Give them 20-30% of whatever they get above and beyond what you used to get.

As for negotiating contracts, be careful. Are you going to authorize them to give a large private insurer a take it or leave it deal? That'd be the easiest way for them to get better rates for you, but it also leaves you vulnerable to not having a contract with that insurer.
 
achieman said:
if a consultant firm comes to your group and says: I can manage your group better, your collection better, negociate better etc. for a xx fee plus xx percentage, and has the resume to back it up. What would you consider a fair fee plus percentage? And has anyone experienced this process?
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Exactly what services will they be providing? Billing and collections? negotiating payor contracts? Hospital contracts? payroll? pension and other benefits? compliance, HR, scheduling, secretarial?
 
achieman said:
if a consultant firm comes to your group and says: I can manage your group better, your collection better, negociate better etc. for a xx fee plus xx percentage, and has the resume to back it up. What would you consider a fair fee plus percentage? And has anyone experienced this process?
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I will be blunt - grace period of at least 6 months to see HOW MUCH they can bring.
After that I'll see.
No money before.
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AMC's are generally the anti-christ. I have NEVER heard anyone say "ABC-AMC came in here a year ago, turned it around, and gee, we wish we'd thought of it years ago because things are SOOOOOOOOOO good"
 
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