Personal injury cases are bizarre in the sense that it is the patient who is getting compensated, and at the same time, the provider isn't. The settlement check winds up in the attorney's hands, and the money is gone if anyone is actively trying to move it from the provider into the hands or if the settlement check was not allocated to a settlement lien. However, personal injury collections only makes sense when someone is actively pursuing these cases, filing liens before the close of the settlement, and ensuring that the provider's claim is covered/focused when the check finally does arrive. Very few practices make any effort to do this, and they lose thousands per case without even knowing they had a chance to get it!