AppealLettersOnline.com eNewsletter: Reimbursement eNewsletter for the healthcare community

ISSUE 41 April 16, 2007

 

Out of Network Emergency Care: Three Components of Asking For Higher Payment
Are insurers calculating your out-of-network emergency claim payments correctly?  How do you know? Read about our Three Point Appeal approach for ensuring that your organization is obtaining full benefits....Read this entire article
AppealLettersOnline Featured Letters
Several new appeal letters have been added to AppealLettersOnline to assist users appeal Emergency care appeals using the three point appeal approach discussed in the above article. See the appeal letters under the Topic Benefit Reductions and the Subcategory Miscellaneous for general appeal letters. State-specific letter appear under the Topic Benefit Reductions and the Subcategory State Mandates and also under the Topic Medical Necessity and the subcategory Lack of Precertification/Emergency.... Sign up to access these appeal letters
Orthopaedic Appeals Audio Discussion
Appeal Solutions is developing an Orthopaedic-specific collection of medical appeal letters. To gather information about what claims are most frequently denied and effective orthopaedic appeal techniques, we are hosting an "Orthopaedic Appeals Audioconference Discussion, regarding reimbursement issues related to orthopaedic denials. The 60-minute audioconference discussion will be Wednesday, April 25, at 11 p.m. CST (12 p.m. EST, 10 MST, 9 PST). Participation is free for registered members of AppealLettersOnline.com. We will provide 10 sample orthopaedic appeal letters prior to the presentation. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss their most frequently denied claims and exchange information on orthopaedic coding, documentation and appeals. Comments will also be solicited on the sample appeal letters provided and what changes might make them more effective. The discussion is limited to 10 participants to allow each participant sufficient discussion time. To sign up for this audioconference discussion, a completed survey regarding your practice's denial management efforts must be completed. The survey is available at Orthopaedic Appeals Survey