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Increase Cash Flow….Drive Revenue Cycle Efficiencies….Reduce Bad Debt …. Today’s Revenue Cycle Process: Helping You Sleep Better at Night. Presentation to N.W. Ohio HFMA August 29, 2012 Jim McCauley, Vice President, EDI Services. Xpeditor Xtensions. Do More!. . . . .
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Increase Cash Flow….Drive Revenue Cycle Efficiencies….Reduce Bad Debt …. Today’s Revenue Cycle Process: Helping You Sleep Better at Night Presentation to N.W. Ohio HFMA August 29, 2012 Jim McCauley, Vice President, EDI Services
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Claims ManagementX • Powerful edit engine • Standard: LCD, NCD, CCI, OCE, MUE, RAC edits • Custom (client defined): written by Quadax developers, usually 48-hour turnaround (testing may require additional time) • Client-written: developed through the XpressBiller utility, an easy-to-use wizard .. .. ..
Claims ManagementX Comprehensive reporting enables you to manage your claims, not just transmit them • Every edit available for analysis Eliminate manual intervention & compilation of data .. ..
Remittance ManagementX • Full Integration • Full Support • Management Tools • Better Data (including posting files & comment records) .. .. ..
Denial ManagementX • Effective denial management strategy • Identify, Classify, Quantify • Manage Denial Follow-Up • Prevent Denials Through Process Improvement • Develop Effective Reporting Where do denials come from? Any and all points in the revenue cycle .. .. ..
DMXBR : Basic Reporting Anything that is delaying payment to your organization is ripe with data for process improvement. Pre-mapped to standard error/denial categories Approximately 250 ANSI codes Approximately 13,000 codes Approximately 2,100 codes .. .. ..
DMXWF: Workflow • Decrease Overall A/R • Quickly identify both full and partial denials and route them to users with best skill sets to work them • Provide easy access to key denial source documents for follow-up users • Decrease Costs to Work Denials • Improve staff efficiency in working denials by setting up default orders within worklists to group similar types denials • Increase Visibility of Denial Aging Inventory • Utilize management dashboard reporting to target key denial inventory issues .. .. ..
DMX: A Case Study Note: Payments reflect Charges associated with Paid Claims (not actual payments); Denials Reflect Charges associated with Denied Claims/Lines. Claim Status 22 has been excluded and denials with prior payment have been excluded. Duplicate Example (18/B13/97). FYI – 96 has been included under non-covered service. .. ..
EligibilityX • Verify that an individual has valid Insurance coverage • Validate demographic information to match spelling, etc. on file with payer • Determine the level of coverage for service type • Determine Co-Pay, Deductible, other Insurance, etc. Tip: Do a batch eligibility check on self-pay to ensure patient was not eligible for Medicaid on date of service .. .. .. ..
EligibilityX • Real Time (any point of entrance) • Automated (specified claims, self-pay, Medicaid) • Batch (pre-registration, self-pay, collection accounts) • Back End (rejected, denied) .. ..
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Claim StatusX • There are always exceptions • Do you know what they are? • Do you know why they are? • Is there a need for an automated solution to help manage and report on these claim delays? .. .. ..
Claim StatusX • HIPAA-mandated 276/277 still coming into its own • Perform transactions manually, as needed • Automated Claim Status responses can be exported to the host system. Either source 277 can be provided or a customized comment file. .. .. ..
Automated Claim Status Transactions • Eliminate the need for sifting through reports • Eliminate wasted time on the phone with payers • Eliminate keying into payer web sites • Rely on automated processes to catch every outstanding (unpaid) claim • Be assured that no claims have fallen through the cracks • Improve efficiency & Days in A/R with faster intervention .. .. ..
Audit ControlX • Full suite of products to manage every kind of audit: RAC, MIC, etc. • Preventive Edits • Audit ControlX Axis • DataXtract • Data Mining • Also available from our partners, Human Arc and EHR: hands-on appeals management .. ..
Audit ControlX Axis • A Secure, web-based, hosted application • Gives everyone on your RAC team easy access • Axis™ for workflow, tracking, & reporting • Integration with • AHA RACTrac • Human Arc • EHR .. ..
Medicare ConnectionX • Medicare ConnectionX • Interactivity with FISS for enhanced Medicare claims control Faster Reimbursement Streamlined Workflow Better Reporting .. ..
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