Author: Brian Eggert
IC System Receives CFO of the Year Award
IC System’s CFO and Executive Vice President Kurt Heinbigner has been announced by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal as an outstanding financial executive in the Twin Cities. Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal announced its list of honorees on September 21, 2018. Mr. Heinbigner was awarded as part of the large private company CFO category alongside two other
What security safeguards should your collection partner have?
Data security and the importance of protecting consumer information remains a top priority for any business that gathers and stores sensitive records. Credit card numbers, personal contact information, social security numbers, and medical records could all be at risk if a business does not take the proper steps to protect themselves. This is especially true
How can billing automation help with dental debt collection?
Cash flow is the lifeblood of your dental practice. But the thing that holds back your cash flow (and inflates your accounts receivable days) may have to do with the speed of your processes. If the invoices are only going out to patients in a trickle of paper statements, expect the payments to come in
Can a collection agency get you paid more quickly?
Every introduction to sales tactics will teach you that your pitch won’t win over customers without a hook that makes the service stand out from the pack. Here’s one you may have heard in your quest to find a collection agency: How they can get you paid more quickly. Speed is not much of a
IC System Golfs for Charity
For the last 20 years, IC System has gathered every summer for the company’s annual Charity Golf Tournament. The family-owned accounts receivable recovery company, which celebrates its 80th anniversary in business as of 2018, met at Tanners Brook in Forest Lake, Minnesota, for the tournament this year. The weather was gorgeous and the golfers were
4 Ways to Get Paid on Time
Every business deals with the occasional late payer. Sometimes they’re a few days past-due, sometimes they can’t pay for months. Sometimes, when you make them aware of the lateness of their account, they jump right on the issue and resolve it. Other times, they actively avoid your calls and letters, requiring additional effort on your
IC System’s Back to School Drive
Summertime is a slower period in the collection industry. Between tight budgets, summer vacations, and the children home from school, everyone has a little less money to throw around than other times of the year. Perhaps that’s why, around the end of August, when the kids start getting ready for school again, many parents find
IC System Races Big Blue Dragon Boats in La Crosse
The sixth annual Big Blue Dragon Boat Festival was held on Saturday, July 21, 2018, on the Black River along Copeland Park in La Crosse, Wisconsin. IC System’s branch office in La Crosse helped sponsor the event, which supports the Center for Breast Care and healthy lifestyles programming for youth at the Boys & Girls
Priority Number One: The Patient Experience
A bad collection experience can easily bruise the relationship between the patient and a healthcare or dental provider if the wrong approach is used by the provider’s collection agency. IC System approaches every call with the consumer experience in mind, with the full understanding that our patient financial representatives are calling on behalf of our clients.
Star Tribune names IC System a 2018 Top 150 Workplace
IC System is proud to announce that our company has been named one of the Top 150 Workplaces in Minnesota by the Star Tribune. A complete list of those selected is available at StarTribune.com/topworkplaces2018 and was published in the Star Tribune’s Top Workplaces special section on Sunday, June 24. Top Workplaces recognizes the most progressive companies in Minnesota based