Medical Billing Forum
General Category => General Questions => : Reichl2014 November 10, 2014, 11:21:58 PM
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is there any link where you can find the steps for getting authorizations for these therapies. I do this away from the office and need to figure out a procedure to make it flow easier!!!
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You must follow the instructions from each insurance co. Are you talking about commercial insurance or Medicare.
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Merry is correct! Each insurance carrier will have their own instructions/rules and possibly an authorization form that must be completed. Quite often it requires a physician signature. Some carriers require that an evaluation be pre-authorized before you can even get an authorization for therapy sessions. Medicare has their own set of rules and requirements.
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For any type practice you can setup a flow process to which the office gets you the information needed to obtain the first auth when you verify benefits. I use a pre-screening form my clients use to get the info for new patient. For subsequent visits that need authorization and may need clinical info I run report on weekly basis 7-10 days before the auth is needed, office does those (that need clinical info)