12 ways practices can improve clean claim ratios

Submission of incomplete or inaccurate claims results in claim denials, delayed payments, and additional work for staff. Here's how you can minimize claim denials and ensure timely payments for your practice.

Mastering the language of medical coding and billing is one of the greatest challenges facing medical practices today. Submission of incomplete or inaccurate claims results in claim denials, delayed payments, and additional work for staff. While optimizing the clean claim ratio takes time, effort, and quality control, it is a critical step toward improving revenue cycle management.

Here are 12 strategies to minimize claim denials and ensure timely payments for your practice.

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Improve accuracy
Follow billing procedures
Train physicians
Use the right tools
Pay attention to trends
Verify physician credentials
Build the right team
Address payer concerns
Be prompt
Choose your words wisely
Appeal effectively
Keep billing in-house
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