{"id":49977,"date":"2021-06-28T11:52:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T11:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/altumed.com\/?p=49977"},"modified":"2024-05-03T20:32:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T20:32:13","slug":"why-are-your-medical-billing-claims-denied-how-can-we-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altumed.com\/blog\/why-are-your-medical-billing-claims-denied-how-can-we-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are your Medical Billing Claims Denied How can we help"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Why are your Medical Billing Claims Denied? – How can we help?<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Do you often question yourself?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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What percentage of your claims are denied yearly? How do you cater to the revenue losses? Are you too always looking for improvements that can minimize claim denials, boosting up your RCM process and reducing AR days? <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In an analysis conducted in 2019 by CMS 18% of in-network claims were denied by issuers, with denial rates for specific issuers varying significantly around this average, from less than 1% to more than 40%. It was also found that appeal for denied claims is rarely made, and when it is, issuers typically uphold their original decision. MGMA states 25% of all claims not paid are never followed up on. This problematic picture results in heavy revenue plunges and thus negatively impacts the RCM process.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Practices are often dedicated to minimizing lost reimbursements and denials. AltuMED ensures as well as validates the insurance eligibility details of a patient from the time, they request your service. Our employees verify patient insurance details as well as pre-validate whether the required treatment will be covered by their insurance or not. More so AltuMED software comes with pre-fed ICDs and CTPs assisting physicians fast and error free data entry regarding the diagnosis as well as the procedures performed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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5 steps to lower your Patient Claims Denial Rate<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Know your current denial rate.<\/strong> <\/span>To calculate your current denial rate, add the total dollar amount of claims denied by payers within a given period, and divide that amount by the total dollar amount of claims submitted within the given period. For example, look at a three-month period. If your total dollar amount of claims denied within this period is $10,000—and your total dollar amount of claims submitted is $100,000—then your denial rate is 10%. Calculate your denial rate according to payer, reason for denial, provider, specialty, and location (if your practice includes more than one location).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Identify the major reasons for your denials.<\/strong> These reasons will vary by specialty and by practice. Start by compiling your claim adjustment reason codes. Though these codes may be somewhat cryptic as well as inconsistent across payers, they at least provide a foundation on which you can build a denial management strategy. Map these codes to more actionable descriptors so you can dig into your data at a more granular level and identify the root cause of the problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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For example, consider categorizing denials according to these common reasons: <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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