Fri.Dec 29, 2023

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Use of Automation Increasing at Healthcare Providers

Account Recovery

More revenue cycle management units at hospitals and healthcare providers are automating some portion of the revenue cycle operations, according to the result of a nationwide survey that was conducted through the Healthcare Financial Management Association.

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Bad Faith Dismissals in Bankruptcy, Part 2: Chapter 7 Debtors with Primarily Consumer Debts

Jimerson Firm

When a debtor files for bankruptcy, a creditor may be able to seek dismissal of the bankruptcy if the petition was filed in bad faith. This article will provide an overview of the options available to a creditor if a debtor with primarily consumer debts files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. What is a Bad Faith Filing in Bankruptcy? A bad faith filing is one that is inconsistent with the purposes of bankruptcy or is an abuse of the bankruptcy system.

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Suit Accuses Collector of Ignoring Cease Requests, Misleading Plaintiff with ‘Unknown Caller’ on Caller ID

Account Recovery

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is part of a series that is sponsored by WebRecon. WebRecon identifies serial plaintiffs lurking in your database BEFORE you contact them and expose yourself to a likely lawsuit. Protect your company from as many as one in three new consumer lawsuits by scrubbing your consumers through WebRecon first. Want to learn more?

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Can you be fired for filing for bankruptcy?

Roths Child Law

It’s stressful to have debt hanging over your head. Excessive debt is one of the chief causes of the kind of psychological distress that can lead to broken marriages, chronic health problems , trouble sleeping and more. Bankruptcy offers real financial relief – but a lot of people are hesitant to file because they’re afraid their employers will find out and fire them.

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From Complexity to Clarity: Strategies for Effective Compliance and Security Measures

Speaker: Erika R. Bales, Esq.

When we talk about “compliance and security," most companies want to ensure that steps are being taken to protect what they value most – people, data, real or personal property, intellectual property, digital assets, or any other number of other things - and it’s more important than ever that safeguards are in place. Let’s step back and focus on the idea that no matter how complicated the compliance and security regime, it should be able to be distilled down to a checklist.

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Calif. Appeals Court Overturns $20k Attorney Fee Award for Plaintiff in RFDCPA Case

Account Recovery

A California state Appeals Court has reversed a lower court’s decision awarding more than $20,000 in attorney fees to the plaintiff in a Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, concluding that the defendant did not receive enough notice and opportunity to be heard before the fee was awarded sua sponte as a discovery sanction.