Is Mental Health Billing Hindering Your Treatment Process?

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Is Mental Health Billing Hindering your Treatment
Process?
Medical billing for mental health services is
more complicated than in other areas of
healthcare due to the types of services, time,
scope, and restraints placed on mental health
treatments. For instance, if a patient visits a
doctor for a routine check-up, they will almost
certainly go through a standard series of tests
and exams. This typically includes measuring the
patient's height and weight, taking their blood
pressure, listening to their heart, and possibly
drawing blood. These exams, for the most part,
are standardized across all patients, take the
same amount of time, and differ only slightly
from patient to patient. Similarly, when
providers bill routine check-ups to health
insurers, the billing is standardized,
repetitive, and frequently bundled into a single
overall charge. However, the same cannot be said
for mental health treatments. Thats why you must
have a well-organized mental health billing
process as a provider of mental health services
that allows you to focus on what is most
important - patient care with the best treatment
process. Here are some mental health billing
challenges that might hinder your treatment
process, along with well-proven tips for dealing
with them.
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Is Mental Health Billing Hindering your Treatment
Process?
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Is Mental Health Billing Hindering your Treatment
Process?
Challenge 1 Denied or Delayed Claims It can be
extremely difficult to collect payment for
services rendered at times. The longer insurance
companies delay important payments, the more
difficult it can be to collect the funds you
require. Fortunately, there are numerous moves
you can take to ensure that you continue to
receive the claims you deserve in a consistent,
ongoing stream, rather than facing claim approval
challenges regularly. Solution Identifying
Delays and How to Avoid Them Learn about
potential claim delays, including those most
commonly encountered with insurance companies.
Many insurance companies, for example, will deny
a claim exceeding the policy's maximum allowable
amount. If you anticipate this will be a
challenge, you should review how you bill the
insurance company to ensure you do not exceed the
maximum. Coding issues, which are most easily
avoided by working closely with a dedicated
mental health billing specialist, can also help
streamline approval and ensure that you are paid
on time.
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Is Mental Health Billing Hindering your
Treatment Process?
Challenge 2 Patient Insurance Changes and
Pre-Approvals Patients seeking mental health
services are likely to schedule appointments
regularly and services. Some people may have had
the same insurance for years, making mental
health billing for services rendered relatively
simple. Any insurance change can cause your claim
to be denied, leaving you with uncollected
payments. Solution Verify Insurance Coverage
and Requirements When a new patient makes their
first appointment, check with their insurance
company to ensure that they do not require
special approval steps. Continue to verify your
patients' insurance and coverage at each visit,
and remind regular patients that they must notify
you immediately if their insurance changes. A
top-tier EHR platform can help you quickly and
easily determine whether a patient has the
necessary coverage to complete an appointment. If
your patient lacks the coverage of insurance
required for the appointment, or if you are
unable to verify insurance, you may need to
reschedule for another time.
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Is Mental Health Billing Hindering your
Treatment Process?
Outsource Third Party Mental Health Medical
Billing As you can see, a significant amount of
work is involved in correctly filing claims for
mental health providers. Thereby, it is not
surprising that many providers prefer to use a
third-party mental health billing company to
handle claims so that they can focus on patient
care and treatment. 24/7 Medical Billing
Services works with mental health providers to
offer pre-authorization, mental health medical
billing and coding, claims follow-up, and
assistance with insurance claim appeals. Check
out our mental health billing and coding
services, and contact us immediately if you
believe this is the best option for your
facility.
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