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Benefits of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) in the Medical Billing

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Today, we observe that healthcare billing services have adopted an electronic claim submission method. In this blog, we’ll explore the significance of EDI in medical billing and its operational mechanics. In this blog, we’ll explore the significance of EDI in medical billing and its operational mechanics.

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[Answered] What is Claims Adjudication?

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30% of insurance claims get denied on their first submission. Part of this is because of the complicated nature of the claim adjudication process. There’s nothing simple about the claim submission process. If you aren’t a seasoned medical biller, you are probably asking yourself, “what is claim adjudication?”

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The Adjudication of Claims: An Ultimate Guide

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You submit a patient’s claim to their insurance payer, their payer takes a look at it and they pay you. Although that statement is technically true regarding the claim submission process, it’s definitely not easy. After all, there’s a reason why 30% of insurance claims get denied on their first submission. Easy enough, right?

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[ANSWERED] What is a Fee for Service in Healthcare?

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In this blog, we focus on unveiling the details surrounding the fee-for-service payment model. In 2021, the amount of healthcare payments from the fee-for-service models equaled 40.5%. There are multiple different healthcare payment models. Each method exists to provide compensation to providers for services rendered. Cost containment.

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Denial Codes in Medical Billing: Everything You Need to Know

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There are between 5 and 10 percent medical claim denials on average, according to the AAFP. In 2020, across HealthCare.gov insurers, reports show that 18 percent of in-network claims resulted in claim denials. Healthcare insurance companies assign these codes to claims that are unable to process. Let’s dive in.

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Denial Code CO16: Common RARCs and More

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86% of all healthcare claim denials are avoidable. Of course, the true answer to that question is that healthcare claim submission isn’t cut and dry. After all, healthcare is in the “business” of treating patients…not catering to the claim submission requirements set forth by insurance providers. Why is this the case?

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Denial Management in Healthcare: An Ultimate Guide

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There were nearly 50 million denied healthcare claims in 2021. Based on the total number of in-network claims submitted, that averaged out to a 17% denial rate. In other words, healthcare claim denials are a plague that every healthcare organization has to not only deal with but also try to figure out ways to manage them.