Each day, medical billing staff are tasked with enrolling, verifying and capturing Medicaid patients. The process of getting patients enrolled into Medicaid can seem simple but the process is cumbersome and reliant on the accuracy of a previous process. Let me walk you through the process and outline some of the complexities for you.
Read MoreFor medical care providers, it is essential to have accurate and up-to-date information for identification purposes -- not only to ensure that the proper treatment is given to a patient but to correct important administrative errors. This article covers issues related to the collection of social security numbers ("SSNs") of patients and prospective patients.
Read MoreThere are so many ways that a Medicaid claim can slip through the cracks of everyday hustle and bustle of a fast-paced clinic. Every year each health center misses millions of dollars in Medicaid payments. In fact, Emerald AR Systems has located over $2 million dollars of missed Medicaid for just 1 rural health center! Imagine what you could do with an extra $2 million dollars? There are so many reasons that these payments are missed and not paid by Medicaid.
Read MoreInaccurate account information will cause for inaccurate balances to be billed, infuriating patients and hindering the debt collection process; it throws reaching the maximum debt collected out the window. Here at Emerald AR, we have been searching for ways to eliminate registration and data mishaps for 10 years. Physicianspractice.com was correct in saying, “The revenue cycle starts with patient registration.” Even in emergency situations, information on patient registration forms need to be filled out in order for a medical provider to provide service to the patient. Once services are completed, the patient is billed using information from the registration form like the patient’s address, insurance information, etc.
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