What is Charge Entry in Medical Billing?
The Charge Entry process is a critical step in the Medical Billing Cycle; it is critical that this scope of services is handled by experts who are up to date on the payor fee schedule for the service rendered. For increased reimbursement, the charge entry process should be an essential part of daily billing. Let’s talk about how to Optimize Charge Entry to achieve your financial goals.
Potential Pitfalls in the Charge Entry Process
Processing Fee Entry without errors or mistakes is a challenge for any billing team because even a typo or inadvertent miss can result in significant financial loss. Billers are frequently unaware of insurance policy changes and updates; being unaware of fee value changes and continuing to bill for old charges results in revenue loss.
Obtaining Quality in Charge The entry process is only possible if the following steps are followed correctly:
- Documentation of the physician’s treatment that is clear and complete. All billable services must be documented in the medical report by the physician in order for billers and coders to enter appropriate Medical Codes and Charges to be claimed from the payor.
- To meet internal quality standards, eliminate likely data entry errors and mistakes.
- Allocate a trained and experienced team to handle major services such as charge entry.
- Keep an eye out for policy updates or changes to the fee schedule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
- Allow a dedicated audit team to audit a portion of daily workflow to ensure quality and compliance standards are met. In addition, any repeated errors or flaws in process flows must be captured and reported.
With a Medical Billing expert handling complete Revenue Cycle Management Services optimizing Charge Entry or other scopes of services, all parties involved can achieve maximum reimbursement and financial growth.
About WWS
WWS is one of the leading Offshore Medical Billing Companies in India, promising to avoid claim rejections and denials with our expertise and experience. With decades of experience in Medical Billing and Revenue Cycle Management Services, our team guarantees maximum monthly collection through an optimized Charge Entry process.
Benefits of Outsourcing Charge Entry Process
Outsourcing charge entry to a third-party Medical Billing Company results in improved quality and a higher reimbursement percentage. A few advantages of Offshore Outsourcing Charge entry and other RCM scopes are listed below.
Avoid time lags because the offshore crew is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and handles the majority of the data entry work during the night hours in the US, allowing for speedier claims processing.
Regular audits aid in identifying areas that affect collection percentages and educate the charge entry team to be more careful. It also aids in the detection of errors in medical report documentation.
Remove from the equation Control and correct frequent denials that stem from the same source.