An Instant Credit Program Primary Healthcare Financing from Care Card Northwest Payment within 48 hours High rate of credit approvals Easy application by telephone or by fax Immediate electronic submission of charges with tracking by patient name — the best rate CareCard Northwest gives your patients the benefit of a revolving line of credit to budget their payments for treatment. The low, variable, annual percentage rate (APR) is indexed to the prime rate. This makes it easy for the patient to accept your proposed treatment plan. There is no recourse to you for bad debts. — secure coverage CareLine Northwest is a high acceptance-rate credit program made possible by a unique system of reserves. There is no recourse to you for bad debts. — for hospital and clinic facilities CareAccount Northwest provides flexible options based on credit qualifications, backed by the institution providing healthcare. CareAccount Northwest accelerates cash flow and reduces costs associated with direct billing. Personalized Training Care Card Northwest provides personalized training for all healthcare providers by telephone. An online Reference Guide is available for you to consult during the training and at any time you might need it. The training includes the following topics: important telephone numbers what Care Card Northwest does for you the cardholder application submitting charges sample sales slip electronic processing 5 steps to converting accounts receivable introductory letter (#1) -- step 2 payment policy letter (#2) -- step 3 sample financial policy letter sample telephone script -- step 4 loose-ends letter (#3) -- step 5 overcoming patients' objections Forms The following forms are available on the Web site for you to print directly or download in the form of a Microsoft Word 95 document. Instructions are provided for processing each form. CareCard Northwest Provider Agreement Care Card Northwest's Electronic Data Capture Program -- SIMPLEX Care Card Northwest offers to its service providers an efficient method of processing patients' payments, called SIMPLEX. With SIMPLEX, payment is deposited in your account within 48 to 72 hours. Click here for more information about the SIMPLEX program. Are you tired of being a healthcare banker, carrying accounts receivable until your patients send payment? Care Card Northwest has a cure for your financial headache. Whether you like it or not, you become a healthcare banker every time a patient leaves your office without paying. The patient, not you, has just designed the payment terms, and you're left to spend your own time and money collecting on the account. Care Card Northwest offers you a way to get out of the banking business while helping your patients afford the care they need. It's an innovative healthcare credit card and credit program available to your patients to use exclusively for their healthcare services. Patients are able to finance out-of-pocket healthcare costs without affecting credit limits on their bank credit cards. For you, the program increases treatment acceptance while limiting credit risk. Payment is immediate. And your front-desk staff can provide better service to patients while you concentrate on your practice. Financing for CareCard Northwest and CareLine Northwest is provided by Federal BankCentre of Oklahoma. To apply to become a participating provider, complete an application, or call us at (888) 222-7369. Care Card Northwest publishes Courier, a quarterly newsletter for healthcare providers with timely and useful information. You can visit recent issues of Courier by clicking here. How to Contact Care Card Northwest Providers -- Sales and Information About Care Card NW Programs 800-729-7556 or 888-222-7369 Providers -- Customer Service (800) 729-7556 Providers -- Send Us a Fax Other Than Applications (206) 236-4758 fax Contact Us by E-Mail info@carecardnw.com Mail All Other Correspondence to Care Card Northwest 2731 - 77th Avenue SE, Suite 202 Mercer Island, Washington 98040   © 1997 Care Card Northwest All rights reserved.