Insurance Verification:
Verification of patient benefits completed through insurance portals and direct carrier contact to ensure accurate coverage details before treatment.
Services include:
Verification through insurance portals and live representatives
Documentation of benefits, limitations, frequencies, and waiting periods
Breakdown of patients' responsibility and estimated out-of-pocket costs
Updating payment schedules based on prior services and insurance network guidelines
Uploading verification details directly into the patient's charts
Treatment Plan Follow-Up:
Follow up with patients who have unscheduled treatment plans to help dental offices recover missed production, answer insurance questions, and encourage scheduling.
Services include:
Review of unscheduled treatment reports
Follow-up communication regarding recommended treatment
Assistance answering insurance estimate questions
Encouraging of scheduling through the dental office
Claim Support:
Support for insurance claim submission, troubleshooting, and follow-up to help prevent delays and ensure claims move through insurance process efficiently.
Services include:
Claim review prior to submission
Assistance with rejectied or delayed claims
Insurance folloow-up for unpaid claims
Communication with insurance representatives of claim status withing patients accounts and accurately noted
Pre-Authorization Follow-Up:
Tracking and follow-up on submitted pre-authorization to prevent treatment delays.
Services include:
Monitoring outstanding pre-authorizations
Contacting insurance companies for status updates
Documenting approvals, denials, and requesting information
Updating patients' charts with authorizations
Accounts Receivable Management:
Follow-up on outstanding insurance and patient balances to help reduce aging accounts and recover missed revenue.
Services include:
Insurance aging follow-up
Research and resolution of unpaid or partially paid claims
Patient account review when appropriate
Insurance payment investigation and correction
AR report review and cleanup - 30/60/90+ days
Insurance Payment Review & Underpayment Audits
Audit insurance payments to identify underpaid claims based on contracted fee schedules and previously processed claims.
Services include:
Reviewing EOB payments against fee schedules
Identifying follow-up to correct payment discrepancies
Documentation of adjustments and corrections