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Streamlining Quality: Peer Review Management Services

2023-08-08T11:48:35-04:00By |Clinical Analysis, Lean Management, Utilization Management|

As healthcare institutions strive to deliver excellence, Peer Review Management Services have emerged as a critical tool for ensuring consistent quality and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. This article explores the significance of peer review management services, their benefits, and how they streamline quality in healthcare organizations.

Understand Claim Denials Affecting Reimbursement in Healthcare

2024-02-07T07:52:10-04:00By |Healthcare Independent Review, IRO, Operational Analysis, Physician Advisor/Peer Review, Revenue Cycle Improvement, Utilization Management|

To understand claim denials affecting reimbursement requires data. In healthcare, claim denials occur when an insurer or payer refuses to reimburse a healthcare provider for a particular medical service or treatment. Claim denials can occur for a variety of reasons, such as inaccurate or incomplete billing information, lack of medical necessity, or failure to follow the proper billing procedures.

Independent Peer Review Streamlines RCM

2023-03-15T13:37:41-04:00By |Healthcare Independent Review, IRO, Operational Analysis, Physician Advisor/Peer Review, Revenue Cycle Improvement, Utilization Management|

Independent peer review plays a crucial role in revenue cycle management for the healthcare industry. Revenue cycle management (RCM) refers to the process of tracking patient care from registration to final payment, including all the administrative and clinical functions that contribute to the capture, management, and collection of patient service revenue.

Prior Authorization Process Improvements

2024-02-07T07:48:44-04:00By |Payer Trends, Trends, Utilization Management|

Prior authorization is a utilization management process used by some health insurance companies for determining if the patient’s health policy covers a prescribed services, like procedures, tests, or medications, before services are rendered. While intended to control healthcare costs, prior authorizations can be a significant burden on healthcare providers and can delay patient care.

Top At-Risk Conditions and Utilization Spikes

2023-01-12T11:12:16-04:00By |Behavioral Health Integration, Mental Health, Payer Trends, Quality Improvement Programs, Revenue Cycle Improvement, Trends, Utilization Management|

Top At-Risk Conditions and utilization spikes that healthcare leaders and stakeholders across the industry must prepare to proactively address in the upcoming year highlight the recently released, 2023 State of Health – In The Aftermath Report. The report also presents predictive findings and explores the top contributing factors of many utilization increases.

CMS Star Ratings Major Setback for 2 Insurers

2022-11-10T19:16:20-04:00By |Readmissions, Utilization Management|

The federal government hit CVS Health and Centene with lower quality scores for the health-insurance plans they sell to seniors. Star Rating scores are a big deal for health insurers, because plans that score 4 stars or higher receive bonus payments from the federal government that they can use to edge out competition by funding new health-plan benefits to attract more customers.

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