Office
flow is too often disrupted by
patients arriving for not-yet-authorized
procedures. A practice is then
forced to make a decision that
either supports financial integrity
or puts the patient's healthcare
first. No practice should have
to make that decision. Un-billable
encounters from patients lacking
authorizations or referrals are
simply unacceptable, but it is
not always the practice's fault.
IMS has designed a component
that prevents practices from taking
the risk of having to make such
a moral decision: Authorization
/ Referral Tracking. This feature
automatically reminds staff to
check and/or obtain necessary
authorizations BEFORE patient
encounters. It's even smart enough
to auto-request authorizations
before the patient ever gets to
the office.
Integrated with the Letter Writer
module, Authorization / Referral
Tracking generates, administers
and tracks the entire authorization
process. IMS can be set up to
handle how patient flow is handle
if Authorization is still pending
and streamline the communication
process between physician and
the office staff when authorization
is required for certain procedures.
Key features
and benefits : |
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Parameters
can be set to define how IMS handles
patients who have not received
Prior Authorization :
Maintain YOUR unique office flow
and set only the reminders that
YOU want.
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Track
all authorizations :
Get a quick overview of all authorization
status submitted in the Scheduler,
Check In / Check Out, as well
as Authorization / Referral Tracking
screen.
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Easy follow-up
for pending authorizations :
Users get reminded to follow-up
on those easy-to-forget authorization
requests that go unanswered past
the normal period - nothing falls
through the cracks and your practice
stays on top of its responsibilities.
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| No loose-leaf
paper authorizations laying around
:
Once received, authorizations
are stored in the system for easy
reference and are automatically
referenced to bill for the corresponding
visit. |
| Immediate
solutions for those patients that
get through :
Physicians can print or fax requests
with specific documentations to
insurance companies or referral
physician instantaneously from
within IMS. |
| Authorization
tracking :
IMS automatically keeps tracks
of used authorizations and reminds
users if more authorizations are
needed. |
| Central
digital file cabinet :
Front office and billers have
easy access to pertinent information
from one central location anywhere,
anytime. |
No paper-based
messes, mishaps, or mistakes :
Reduce your office's reliance
on easily misplaced paper and
sticky notes - no more misfiled
information.
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