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Hospitals losing billions to rising costs, denials, and takebacks
Check out Becker's article showing industry losses due to denials. We can help. https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/hospitals-losing-billions-to-rising-costs-denials-and-takebacks.html
Clinical Medical Necessity Appeals – Case Study
Medical Appeal Case Study Clinical Appeals Case Study Challenge The client is suffering under an “onslaught” of denials and while struggling to keep up, they also would like to understand the exact reason for the denials and their fiscal impact on the client. Solution...
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Denials Management Survival Kit
Download the Denial Management Survival Toolkit Introduction In most cases, this paragraph should start with the alarming statistics associated with Denials in Healthcare and what you need to do to deal with this problem. We are not addressing those alarming...
What does the Misinterpretation of CMS Rule 2202.6 Cost Your Facility?
Introduction With Healthcare Providers facing a never-ending onslaught of denials, this particular denial is likely to cost you millions in unnecessary losses. It revolves around payers and their Third Party Administrators “grossly” misinterpreting CMS Rule 2202.6 in...
Passive, Proactive, and Retrospective Cost Containment in Medical Auditing
Passive, Proactive, and Retrospective Cost Containment in Medical AuditingA case study analysis of services supplied to our hospital/provider clientsBy Christopher Baggott, CEO Medlinks Cost Containment, Inc. The great boxer Jack Dempsey said, “The best...
Passive Cost Containment
Passive Cost Containment Stopping Medical Audit Loss Before It Begins By Christopher Baggott, CEO Medlinks Cost Containment, Inc. “Passive Cost Containment” refers to the process of records request reviews. In order to reduce audit loss, the provider must...
Some Hospitals Lose Big Bucks to Revenue Code 270 Adjustments by Private Payers
This article originally appeared in The Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 24, Number 36 Dated: October 12, 2015 Money may be slipping through hospital hands when commercial payers adjust payments for certain room and board charges, consultants say. Payers are...
Google hires Geisinger Health CEO Dr. David Feinberg
Geisinger Health System CEO and President Dr. David Feinberg is moving to Google, where he'll take a healthcare leadership position. Dr. Jaewon Ryu will take over as interim president and CEO of Geisinger on Dec. 1. Google's healthcare efforts are far-reaching,...
Defense for Claim Sweeping of “Routine” Supplies
Defense for Claim Sweeping of “Routine” Supplies Recently a hospital client asked us to review claims where the supply items had been removed from the claim. In response to the request, we found the health plan had “swept” a few particular revenue centers, claiming...
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