Missed appointments Your dentist can terminate your treatment if you miss your appointment without letting the dental surgery know. You may then need to pay again for a new course of treatment.

If your insurance contract allows you to bill the patient for missed time, let them know what they can expect to pay. For example, a patient is scheduled for a 45-minute appointment and arrives 15 minutes late. You will bill insurance for 30 minutes and expect the patient to pay for 15.

Likewise, a missed appointment requires the patient to reschedule with a new date and time to keep track of, then make plans and accommodations to attend that appointment; they also still haven’t been able to see the dentist or get the planned work performed, which can lead to more problems.

Legally, you can keep a credit card on file to charge just in case of a no show, as long as you inform your patients, and they sign a document acknowledging and authorizing how their card will be used. However, before doing so, you should carefully consider the negative impact on patient satisfaction and retention.

If it’s the first time the patient was a “NO SHOW”, or if the patient was a “NO SHOW” for reasons beyond their control, you can verbally educate them on your policy and the fact they signed acknowledgement of this policy, and you can waive it this time (if you want).

Should You Charge Patients a No-Show Fee?

• PROS OF CHARGING A NO-SHOW FEE:
• Makes it clear that the physician’s time, effort and services cost money.
• Recovers a fraction of the lost revenue.
• May encourage patients to keep their appointments.
• CONS OF CHARGING A NO-SHOW FEE:

7 More Tips to Reduce Patient No-Shows

1. Make Daily Reminder Calls.
2. Set Up Automatic Reminders.
3. Keep a Wait List.
4. Don’t Wait to Reschedule Your No-Shows.
5. Some Patients Need Extra Reminders.
6. Be Proactive with Your Schedule.
7. Have a Written Policy.

Straight fee: Every time patients miss their appointments, they are charged a no-show fee or they pay a set amount if they’re a certain number of minutes late. Fee erased upon return: A small fee is added to your patients’ bills when they don’t show up for their appointments.

The amount of a no show fee is usually 100% of the rate of a one night’s stay. However, it is important to note that the no-show fee may vary from one hotel to another. It all depends on the no show policy. For instance, some hotels may charge only 50% of the first night.

5 ways to reduce no shows and cancellations at your hotel

1. Make sure you have a cancellation policy.
2. Offer discounts for confirmed bookings.
3. Send them reminders about their booking.
4. Derive and act on insights from guest data.
5. Get in touch with guests when they don’t turn up.

The test is a $50 charge when a reservation is cancelled any time after booking; however, if a cancellation is made after 11:59 p.m. the night before the stay begins, then the current policy of a charge of one night’s room rate and tax will still be in effect for all guests.

Hotels do offer refunds, but hotel refund policies are not the same everywhere. Before you decide to make a reservation, read the cancellation and refund policies of the hotel you want to stay at. If you decide to cancel your reservation for any reason, you might get a refund, but many hotels charge cancellation fees.

Nonrefundable hotel rooms are becoming more popular The deal is simple: You pay in advance for a hotel room, and you get a modest discount. Unlike airline tickets, there’s no chance for a refund, even if you change your mind within 24 hours of making the reservation.

In most cases, the answer is NO because your room is yours for the duration of the booking whether you use the room or not. In some instances, such as critical room issue that could not be remedied, you may be able to get a partial refund.

How to Cancel Non-Refundable Hotel Reservations and Recoup All (or Part) of Your Money

1. Ask the hotel to make an exception.
2. Use your status as leverage.
3. Try a different agent.
4. Check your travel insurance.
5. Rely on travel credit card protections.
6. Reach out to the third party booking site.
7. Utilize resale websites.

So, can cardholders file chargebacks for “non-refundable” credit card deposits? Yes, they can. As with any chargeback, providing there is a valid claim to a refund, the cardholder has the right to dispute a transaction. The merchant is unable or refuses to provide products or services related to this deposit.

Depending on airline policy, most fares marked as fully refundable can be canceled before the scheduled flight time for the full value of the ticket. Nonrefundable fares, on the other hand, cannot be returned for a full refund.

If you cancel before the cut-off date, no cancellation fee will be charged. Otherwise, one night charges will be charged. They ask for credit card details to secure your booking. Some hotels ask for full CC details, some ask the CC number but don’t ask for ask for CVV number and some hotels ask for no details.

The refund will be added to your account and not on your debit card. Debit card is linked to your saving account. So even if your debit card is expired the bank will issue a new debit card and you can withdraw the money using that card. Since the debit card is linked to the account, refunds will hit the account.

If a person has lost their debit card and cancelled it then they will not be use their card again if they should find the debit card. When the replacement arrives then it is a good idea to ensure that the card is activated as otherwise it will be unable to be used either as a debit card or as an ATM card.