What Clean Claim Rate Should a Dermatology Billing Partner Actually Guarantee You?

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Choosing a dermatology billing partner based only on a promised clean claim rate can be misleading. A billing company may tell you that it maintains a 95%, 97%, or even 99% clean claim rate. But before accepting that number, you need to know how the rate is measured, what claims are included, and whether those clean claims are actually being paid correctly . For dermatology practices, this matters because a claim can pass an initial billing check and still face problems related to medical necessity, modifiers, procedure coding, payer policies, or underpayment. A clean claim rate should therefore be viewed as one part of the revenue cycle, not the entire performance picture. What Clean Claim Rate Should a Dermatology Billing Partner Guarantee? A reasonable contract target is 97% or higher , provided the billing partner clearly defines the metric and measures it consistently at the payer level. The percentage itself, however, is only part of the agreement. A dermatology practice should a...
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Key Opportunities in out-of-network strategy for ASC

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The beginning of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act resulted in millions of Americans becoming insured on plans with out-of-network benefits. Also, this act has narrowed insurance networks which left many providers completely out-of-network. Therefore, the out-of-network strategy for ASC is only revenue enhancing strategy for some ASCs.

There are some key opportunities available with out-of-network offerings and you will get the details of opportunities in the following briefs:

The rise in overall reimbursement

The changing and sometimes volatile world of insurance can be stressful for practitioners who desire a more predictable income stream. Fortunately, there are some ways that exist to improve your reimbursements and it starts with developing a good out-of-network strategy combined with the right expertise.

You can avail the best pay-off by creating a hybrid strategy that includes an out-of-network and in-network strategy. Moreover, you can enhance revenues by making out-of-network payments a small part of your surgery center business.

Lastly, the marketplace plays an important role while implementing a hybrid model to maximize revenue and you need to determine which payers to pursue this strategy with based on reimbursement levels compared to the levels of reimbursement if your surgery center was in-network with that payer.

If you are looking for an out-of-network strategy for ASC, Contact us at info@medicalbillersandcoders.com/ 888-357-3226

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