Denials Flashcards
What are claims also known as?
Invoices
Aug. 2021, 6.4
What are two positive outcomes from denial reporting?
- Exposes potential areas of improvement so you can send cleaner claims the first time
- Used to ensure that open denials are being worked on in a timely manner
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What has Epic released to make reporting on denials easier?
- Several SlicerDicer data models
- Two Radar dashboards
- Denials Pulse
(Aug. 2021, 6.5)
List the two denial strategy handbooks, available on Galaxy, that Epic has released.
- Professional Billing Denials Strategy Handbook
- Hospital Billing Denials Strategy Handbook
These handbooks are designed to provide Epic’s recommendations for denial management and outlines tools and processes available for this purpose.
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List the two Epic released dashboards that contain SlicerDicer components for denials?
- HB insurance
- PB insurance
(Aug. 2021, 6.5)
Is the Denials dashboard in Pulse for both HB and PB?
Yes
Aug. 2021, 6.5
True or False:
Denials can be applied to an entire claim or to individual service lines on the claim.
True
Aug. 2021, 6.6
What contains the reason(s) for a denial?
The Explanation of Benefits (EOB)
Aug. 2021, 6.6
Define denial.
A payment of less than the allowed amount for a specific reason.
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What does your organization send a payer each time they want to get paid?
A claim, also called an invoice.
Aug. 2021, 6.6
What contains all the services your organization wants to be paid for?
Claim
Aug. 2021, 6.6
What do claim lines contain?
The information the payer needs to reimburse the organization.
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What does an EOB explain?
The amount they will pay (or not) and why.
Aug. 2021, 6.6
List the three ways a payer can respond to a claim:
- Pay it according to the contract
- Pay some of the services on the claim and deny others (called a partial denial or a partial payment)
- Deny the whole claim
(Aug. 2021, 6.6)
What do remittance codes provide?
An explanation of what is or is not being paid.
Aug. 2021, 6.6