Obesity is a widespread health concern in the United States that affects 42% of adults. Bariatric surgery can be life-changing, offering patients the opportunity to significantly improve their health and quality of life. Many insurance companies cover bariatric...
Insurance Verification and Authorizations
Types of Authorizations in Medical Billing
Health insurance companies use authorization as a utilization management strategy. Authorizations in medical billing require an evaluation of the medical necessity and cost-of-care implications of...
Understanding Insurance Verifications and Authorizations for Home Visits
Home health agencies deliver high-quality, personalized care to patients of all ages in the comfort of their own homes. Insurance preauthorization is typically necessary to provide those services at...
Why Effective Denial Management Matters in Dental Billing
Claim denials are a silent revenue drain in dental billing, costing practices hundreds of millions of dollars annually. According to the American Dental Association (ADA), around 10% of claims in...
Five Best Practices for Conducting Insurance Eligibility Checks
In the healthcare sector, where providers need to deliver excellent patient care while ensuring financial stability, insurance verification and authorization services play a critical role. Without...
Common Mistakes to Avoid in Substance Abuse Medical Billing
As physicians focus on providing individualized care for addiction, they also need to ensure precise documentation, proper coding, and accurate billing to reflect the services provided. Although...
Challenges and Key Steps in Bariatric Surgery Insurance Verification
Obesity is a common and chronic medical condition that increases risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, certain cancers, and musculoskeletal disorders. According to the CDC,...
Why Do Insurance Companies Require Prior Authorization?
What Is Prior Authorization? Prior authorization, also known as ‘prior auth’ or P.A or pre-certification, is a standard management process in the healthcare industry where a healthcare provider gets...
How to Get Preauthorization from an Insurance Company?
Preauthorization (P.A), also known as precertification, prior authorization, or prior approval is a mandatory process set by many insurance companies to determine whether the plan(s) cover the...
Importance of Insurance Verification in Dental Practices
Dental practices strive to provide high-quality dental services and exceptional patient care while handling numerous challenges such as patient expectations, technological shifts, staff shortage and...
How to Write an Appeal Letter to Insurers for Prior Authorization Denial
Precertification, or insurance prior authorization, is the process of seeking approval from the patient’s health care plan before moving forward with the treatment. In the complex world of...