Authorizations

Billed Right can help streamline your workflow by handling your authorization/referrals.

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Authorizations/Referrals

Pre-authorization, prior approval, or pre-certification, all of these terms mean the same thing – obtaining prior approval from an insurance (payer) before a doctor provides services to a patient. This confirmation by the payer that a procedure, treatment plan, medical equipment, or prescription drug is medically necessary provides an authorization number that has to be included on the claim when submitted.

A referral, on the other hand, is when a primary care physician (PCP) recommends a patient to a specialist for consultation or healthcare services they are unable to provide. Many insurance companies require this step before agreeing to pay for a visit to a specialist. To file a successful claim, you have to make sure you have this referral on file for your patients.

These steps in the revenue cycle management are critical. Obtaining pre-authorizations or ensuring you have a referral can provide several advantages:

Accountability and cost containment
Reduction of denials and enhanced collections
Reduction in write-offs
Increase in revenue

The process for obtaining prior authorizations and referrals can be done in many ways such as:

Phone calls
Online forms
Faxes sent through PMS

All of these take time and add an administrative burden on your staff! Time that could be better spent ensuring the quality of patient care is delivered and maximized. Also, your staff needs to be aware of a variety of different payer’s guidelines, which continually change. Staying ahead of all of these changes is time-consuming as well.

Billed Right helps save you time and reduce your denials!

Understanding all of the ins and outs of obtaining pre-authorizations and referrals is important in avoiding lost revenue and negatively impacting your practice financially. Billed Right has the expertise to help you manage what can sometimes be a very complex process.

To learn more about how Billed Right can help you with authorizations and referrals contact us today!

Our Expertise

Outsourcing Prior-Authorization/Referrals is the Best Option

At Billed Right our Authorizations and Referral Services in Florida provides doctors with the additional resources to obtain necessary pre-authorizations/referrals and ensure claims are submitted with the required information for each payer, thus offering a more optimized workflow saving you time and money.

With our authorization/referral service you can expect:

A virtual prior authorization resource
Submission of request within 12-24 hours
Track record of the authorization and referral steps completed
Notification if a peer-to-peer review is requested
Work done through Practice Management System
Communication with staff on approvals and denials of auth and referrals

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What clients say

Excellent all around and super impressed with every staff member and every process!

Psychiatry Group, Ohio.

I have been very happy with Billed Right and have seen a significant increase in collections since switching to them 8 months ago. They are professional, efficient, and respond to all my questions and concerns thoroughly and promptly. I highly recommend them and have referred them to my colleagues.

Internal Medicine Provider, Altamonte Springs, Florida

As a practice entering commercial insurance for the first time, we briefly tried to manage our own billing before realizing that we really needed to bring in a professional. After interviewing several companies, we selected Billed Right who was committed to understanding our business model and become a true partner in our success. Over the past 18 months we have seen significant organizational growth and Billed Right has partnered with us to help facilitate that growth as they remain a key asset to our organization.

Behavioral Health Provider, Connecticut

Account Managers are always readily available to help me. I appreciate their efforts daily! Our AM is a true gem and gift to any client account she manages. Her knowledge and suggestions aid me and my clinic in many ways. I would never have been able to execute a few items without her help. I was not in my current role before they chose to use Billed Right, however, I do see reports that show substantial increases in Revenue for my company. I appreciate the transparency of reporting, coding, and claims with the team and within the system. I would highly recommend Billed Right to others. In fact, at the most recent Meditab conference, Billed Right’s contact information was given freely with praise to several small business owners in need of financial assistance.

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Psychiatry Provider, FL

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Nephrology Office Manager, FL

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We have been with Billed Right since 2015 when we started our practice about 9 years ago. We wanted a company that was very responsive to our needs and was on top of billing, ensuring that our revenue cycle was appropriately taken care of, which was the most important thing for a new practice. We’ve been very happy with Billed Right, and our revenue stream has been positively impacted by their proactive approach and attention to detail. We receive a lot of charge clarifications and help in ensuring that all billing is done on time and appropriately.

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