Have your patient payments been affected by the economy? |
46 total votes |
|
80% |
a. Yes |
|
20% |
b. No |
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How much has your monthly income decreased during this economy? |
32 total votes |
|
6% |
a. Five percent |
|
22% |
b. 10 percent |
|
13% |
c. 15 percent |
|
16% |
d. More than 15 percent |
|
44% |
e. Income has not decreased |
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How much has your monthly income increased during this economy? |
18 total votes |
|
78% |
a. Income has remained level |
|
17% |
b. Five percent |
|
0% |
c. 10 percent |
|
6% |
d. More than 10 percent |
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Have you changed your down payment on treatment? If so, how? |
32 total votes |
|
69% |
a. No, we still have the same down payment |
|
16% |
b. Yes, we decreased our down payments 50 percent |
|
0% |
c. Yes, we decreased our down payments more than 50 percent |
|
6% |
d. Yes, we went to no down payment |
|
9% |
e. Other |
|
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What outside financing do you offer? |
32 total votes |
|
9% |
a. OrthoBanc |
|
34% |
b. Care Credit |
|
6% |
c. Chase Dental |
|
0% |
d. Bank of America |
|
13% |
e. Capital One |
|
38% |
f. We don't offer outside financing |
|
0% |
g. Other |
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How many insurance plans do you participate in? |
32 total votes |
|
31% |
a. One to three |
|
9% |
b. Four to six |
|
31% |
c. More than six |
|
28% |
d. We don't take insurance |
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How have you changed your fees? |
32 total votes |
|
69% |
a. We have kept fees the same |
|
6% |
b. We have lowered fees 10 percent |
|
0% |
c. We have lowered fees more than 10 percent |
|
25% |
d. We have raised our fees |
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How long do you intend to use your modified financial arrangements? |
27 total votes |
|
11% |
a. For the next six months |
|
15% |
b. For more than six months |
|
59% |
c. As long as indicated by the economy |
|
15% |
d. For as short a time as possible |
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Do you foresee your financial arrangements becoming permanent? |
30 total votes |
|
37% |
a. Yes |
|
57% |
b. No |
|
7% |
c. Other |
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