Frequently Asked Questions
We are happy to answer any specific questions!
These are questions that are common, and provide quick answers.
What services do you offer?
Some practices prefer to keep some of their functions in-house, such as patient registration and charge entry. This allow us to reduce our labor and offer a lower percentage rate to our clients. Depending upon the specific needs of your practice, our services include but are not limited to the following:
- CPT Coding review and fee schedule analysis
- Input of patient demographics, referral information and authorization numbers
- Posting and balancing of daily charges and co-payments
- Charge & appointment reconciliation to ensure all charges are captured
- Submission and verification of electronic claims
- Editing of electronic claim denials for resubmission
- Posting and balancing of all payments received
- Handling appeals for denial resolution
- Generating electronic patient statements and collection letters
- Working the aged accounts receivable reports to follow-up on past due claims
- Production of monthly financial reports for managerial review
- Quarterly consulting to discuss practice financials and software updates with an Account Service Manager
What are the benefits of outsourcing my billing?
- Eliminate postage and forms purchasing expenses
- Reduce billing related staffing expenses
- Consistent cash flow due to timely and accurate claim submissions
- Faster reimbursements due to electronic claims filing
- Complete confidentiality and security of your patient data
- Personalized and comprehensive support for your staff and patients
- Billing inquiries are handled by a dedicated Patient Accounts Manager
- Eliminate costly software maintenance fees and patient portal fees
- Free up valuable staff time to focus on patient care
- We serve as an experienced advisor regarding all billing concerns and act as a liaison to the insurance companies on your behalf
How do I maintain control over my receivables?
- We provide you with transaction reports on a schedule basis or upon request. Additionally, we schedule regular monthly, quarterly meetings with a dedicated Account Services Manager to personally go over your reports and assess your accounts receivables.
What items are needed for the billing center to process my daily charges?
- For clients not using our EMR, we need a superbill indicating CPT and ICD-10 codes
- For clients not entering their own patient information, we need a copy of their registration form
- For clients not scanning the insurance card into the software, we need a copy of the card
- Referral / Authorization information (if applicable)
How are the insurance and patient checks processed?
- Normally, the checks continue to be mailed to your office. The following items are needed for payment posting and insurance appeals:
- Most Insurance EOBs will come to us electronically for processing
- Paper Insurance EOB’s (We provide a scanner for sending paper EOBs)
- Copies of patient checks unless these are being posted in-house
- Any other billing related correspondence (denial EOB’s, etc.)