Claim Auditors And Medical Billing

Auditing brings to mind finance and tax issues for most people, but it plays an increasingly significant role in the healthcare industry. Medical claim audits are one of the most effective tools in cost containment programs because they verify accuracy (or not). Irregularities flagged by auditors can represent significant unnecessary costs that can be recovered. Even when error rates are in the single digits, the cost of mistakes can be substantial. There are opportunities to fix systems that are repeating errors or missing items that should be questioned. Auditors with an understanding of medical billing are the best.

Systems have been improved over the years, so electronic reviews catch nearly all irregularities. Final human oversight in reviewing the reports generated remains useful and is part of all good audit processes. Setup also plays a vital role because each plan has unique provisions. When the audit is individualized to your plan carefully, it will pick up many more irregularities. The same goes for implementation auditing, which is best done 90 days after you move to a new claim administrator. When billing and coding are scrutinized closely, auditors find more errors and sums you can recover.

Claim audit firms that specialize in the field also have made significant advances. They combine knowledge of medical billing with audit capabilities and produce more specific reports. When you work with an auditor over time, and they can compare one period with another, the accuracy also improves. It puts third-party administrators on notice that your plan conducts careful oversight. It encourages them to work more carefully and self-police for errors. Many plans see improvement over time as they remind TPAs of similar mistakes. Even though the error rates are extremely low, the overpayments can increase.

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, some health and prescription plans are monitored continuously by auditors. They report monthly for near real-time insight on plan performance, with errors flagged. Well-managed plans use continuous monitoring to serve members well and support cost-containment initiatives. Claim administrators have driven error rates to very low percentages, but oversight still matters. Even the most accurate systems can make errors, and catching them quickly makes it easier to recover overpayments and prevent similar mistakes from repeating.

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