Re: The Sad Case of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Wouldn't that be a somewhat normal progression with a growing practice? Isn't that the objective of a private practice...more patients? I understand administrative / clerical has become far more cumbersome. Ridiculously so in many instances. That's pretty standard with any business. I have pretty extensive experience in claims administration in a few other industries outside of medical. A commonality is whomever is ultimately paying claims establishes policy & procedure for those providing services which involve claims for reimbursement. It isn't just the health services industry that are required to navigate an intense, constantly changing maze of requirements or procedures set by the entity paying the claims. Just like health insurance companies...the goal is to withhold that payment as long as possible and deny reimbursement per failure to cross any T or dot any I. For the record...I think it's been established we can point the finger at health insurance companies as a culprit per this thread topic and probably acknowledge that was the case well before healthcare legislation. Or so I've gathered from les...whose experiences and frustration remind me a great deal of a former similar administrative position I had.
Originally posted by SJHovey
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