Getting your claims for reimbursement denied by insurance companies is never a fun experience, especially if you are a physician of a busy medical practice. But what physician doesn’t have their hands tied. Every medical practice is busy in one way or another. Applied Medical Systems is here to make sure you get the revenue your practice deserves, while allowing you and your staff to attend to patients and provide quality medical care they deserve.
What causes Denials?
Denials of medical reimbursement claims can occur because of a number of different reasons. Here are some of the most common reasons claims are denied.
- Incorrect Patient Info – Patients name, birth date and other pertinent info needs to be completely accurate
- Late Filing – Insurance companies have filing dates, if not met it could result in denial
- Services Not Covered – This may seem like a simple mistake, but it happens quite often. Contacting the insurance company to get official word of coverage is imperative
- Coding Errors – Coding errors are rampant in medical reimbursement claims. If the correct medical code is not used for diagnosis and treatment, this can lead to the denial of claims
These among other simple reimbursement claim errors can cause major problems when it comes to maintaining a solid revenue stream.
Denial Prevention
One of the easiest ways to make sure your practice receives the reimbursement due is to reduce errors and mistakes on the initial filing of claims. This is easier said than done and can take many staff hours to make sure it is done correctly. With office staff concerned with many other tasks, it can sometimes be downright impossible.
Applied Medical Systems can help you and your practice conquer. Our staff is experienced and skilled in the process of filing medical reimbursement claims. Our staff members are trained and specialize in medical billing and coding. They are not concerned with other tasks, like your office management staff may be, and they can reserve complete focus to filing your claims with over 95% accuracy.
Denial Appeals
Denials do sometimes happen. If you are involved in a busy practice many times these denied claims can get tossed to the wayside and forgotten about. At the end of the year, this could mean thousands of dollars that your practice has lost. Applied Medical Systems can make sure that money your practice earned is not left on the table.
The denial appeals process can be complicating and frustrating. Our staff members are very educated in the appeals process and can provide quality appeals service throughout the duration of the claim’s filing procedure.
The appeals process usually involves three main procedures.
1. Writing a compelling appeal letter with a knowledgeable explanation of medical necessity, while making any necessary corrections to the claim
2. Tracking and managing the appeal through the whole process
3. Responding to the insurance provider in a timely manner
Our staff will make sure that all these tasks are done efficiently and with precision.
For more information about our claims denial management or other practice management solutions, contact us at our Durham, NC office.