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Medical Collection Firms Help Software Developers Sell Product

In: Health & Fitness

5 Jun 2010

iVolution Medical Systems, a West Hampton, NY-operated health care systems firm, is taking a altered approach. The four-year-old company, started by former Wall Street consultants to the health care industry, entered the medical receivables space by acquiring knowledgeable billing and collections companies. First there was Professional Health care Billing Services (PHB) of Palm Springs, California in March, and then Continental Collection Services of New York, earlier this month (iVolution Medical Systems Acquires Continental Collection Services, May 13).

What Is A Third Party Collection Agency?

In: Business

5 Jun 2010

The word collection agency is generally applied to third-party agencies, labeled as such due to the fact that they were not a party to the original contract. The creditor places accounts directly to such an agency on a contingency-fee basis, which ordinarily at first costs nothing to the creditor or merchant, except for the cost of communications. This anyhow is dependent on the individual service level agreement that exists between the creditor and the collection agency.

Bankruptcy As Opposed To Debt

In: Finance

5 Jun 2010

As consumer debt reaches an all time high, owing money to a creditor may seem extremely overwhelming. A number of people have looked to the internet and have seen advertisements claiming debt relief as a quick fix. Alluring as these ads may seem, it is important to be on the lookout for the validity of the claim.

Collection Companies: What Are They? Pt. 1

In: Reference & Education

1 Jun 2010

What is a collection company?

When Should You Call In A Credit Collection Agency?

In: Finance

1 Jun 2010

You should call in a credit collection agency sooner rather than later. The longer you wait to start the collection process on overdue accounts, the less of a chance you’ll have at recovering your money.

Laws That Ban Cell Phone Use Don’t Seem To Be Cutting It

In: Communications

16 May 2010

It was recently shown in through research that legislation banning cell phone use while driving fail to reduce crashes. According to the new Highway Loss Data Institute, there have been no reductions in crashes since cell phone bans have taken effect.

Collection Industry On The Brink Of Change

In: Business

15 Apr 2010

The collections industry has grown massively in the last couple of years. The reason for this is that collections and recoveries are mostly outsourced business functions. It would be impossible for a creditor to handle retrieving debt from all of their accounts, so the creditors call the collections agencies.

Collection Industry Is Going After Young Adults

In: Finance

12 Apr 2010

The most current analysis of the American economy shows that incomes are decreasing for those just begining. The Collections Industry has reason to believe that this paradigm shift will be permanent.

Make a hobby of collecting snow globes

In: Home & Family

17 Oct 2009

Whether you are considering what your next big hobby will be or looking for a fun activity to share with your children, you can’t go wrong with collecting snow globes. Unlike many hobbies, beginning a snow globe collection doesn’t take much money to get started, and it is a fun way to remind us of the little child in the heart of every person. Since snow globes are fun to collect for people young and old, they make a great collection for an adult, a child or the whole family.

FTC To Discuss Collection Litigation And Arbitration

In: Business

2 Aug 2009

The Federal Trade Commission will host a round-table to discuss debt collection and arbitration practices Aug. 5 and 6 at the Thorne Auditorium, Northwestern School of Law, in Chicago.


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