To get paid or not, the answer could be a simple “Yes” or “No” – POA
Some SNF providers strongly assert that HAC-POA (Hospital Acquired Condition-Present on Admission) indicators do not apply to claims submitted to SNFs. Yet, recently an entire batch of claims submitted to a large insurance carrier was rejected, because the SNF provider’s billers had not included the POA indicator.
No pain, no gain–not true. 4 ways to deal with claims rejections pain
One of the pervasive and overlooked pains in claims management involves claims rejections. Claims rejections require the billing staff to review the claims, address whatever is missing or in error and resubmit the claims in order to get paid. In some cases, payers reject specific claims over and over again. What’s even more painful is that billers, with the best of intentions, sometimes will put the rejected claims in a file folder which, if not dealt with immediately, can collect dust. Are you feeling the throb?
3 unique ways to shorten revenue cycles
LTPAC CFOs in the 21st century have to be concerned about many things. But in reality, much of what CFOs do revolves around getting paid on time in the amounts anticipated. Perhaps paying attention to the not-so-obvious factors influencing payment may be worth investigating.
Three ways to shorten the revenue cycle by “developing and leading the finance team to maximum productivity and responsiveness”: