Tyler Kurasek, a principal with Colburn Hill Group: Hospitals need to track deposits that are split by the various patient accounting systems and general ledger accounts where the cash actually belongs. This quickly highlights any unposted or unreconciled amounts, allowing staff to resolve those exceptions quickly. [Team members should] log batch-posted data in real-time as part of posters’ workflow. The team posting the cash and reconciling the bank account(s) should leverage the same application.
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