Medical Billing Forum
Billing => Billing => : rmk123 December 07, 2012, 12:07:20 PM
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What steps do you take to efficiently work these reports? How often do you work them?
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We run aging reports (and work them) on all claims over 30 days every 4-6 wks. We do patient billing every month.
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Right.....do you sort by largest balance to smallest, by financial class, etc. for time sake or simply go down the list?
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Our reports sort by insurance carrier, then alphabetically. It also classifies it by age as well. I do not sort by size of balance.
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Our reports sort by insurance carrier, then alphabetically. It also classifies it by age as well. I do not sort by size of balance.
I do it the same way (GMTA) After 90 days I produce a report with an internal classification that shows the doctors which accounts should be sent for further collection to a collection agency or service. I have three different classification codes I use to report to my clients and they review and make final determination and then I change the classification according to their decision. Very organized and I know where every balance is.
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Thanks for your replies.
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it's good to work the reports by payor, this way when you call an ins carrier to follow up, you can call on several patients at the same time.
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By working by payer you can also see who the slow payers are, so you're not so worried about those accounts.
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Good points -- thank you!