ABSTRACT
CONTENTS Introduction .................................................................................................. 159 Establishing Fees for Services....................................................................... 159 Retainers ........................................................................................................ 161 The Fee Agreement or Contract .................................................................. 165 Invoicing ........................................................................................................ 165 Minimizing Disputes over Billing................................................................ 174 Slow Payment................................................................................................ 176 Options for Nonpayment............................................................................. 177 Best Practices for Billing and Collections ................................................... 179 References ...................................................................................................... 180 Additional Reading ....................................................................................... 180
Billing and collections keep the LNC in business. For many, this is the hardest part of the business of legal nurse consulting. The LNC must learn to be a business person for the business to succeed.
