4 Revenue Cycle Areas: Every Urgent Care Needs To Master

Posted by Allen Ranjan on Oct 31, 2018 9:06:04 AM

The Urgent Care industry is going from strength to Strength. What’s been driving this growth is their ability to provide affordable, efficient and quick medical care. This trend is sure to continue and as per projections the industry will hit $21 billion by 2020.

On one hand the industry is booming and on the other hand a lot of clinics are complaining of shrinking profit margins. A lot of this has to do with the inefficiencies in their revenue cycle management processes. The challenges are many ranging from technological deficiencies to lack of billing & coding expertise. Urgent Care clinics must pay close attention to their revenue cycle performance for them to continue being profitable. Cosentus believes every Urgent Care clinic must pay close attention to these 4 areas for maximize their revenue.

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Topics: Accounts Receivable Management, Medical Coding- Optimization, Urgent Care Centers, Contract Negotiation, Insurance Network, Urgent Care Industry, Fee Schedule, Revenue Cycle Management

4 Tricks For Creating Profitable Urgent Care Contract Negotiations

Posted by Allen Ranjan on Oct 17, 2018 1:07:38 PM

 

Negotiating profitable contracts with Insurance carriers is critical to the success of urgent care centers. However, considering that Insurance companies constantly want to reduce their costs, this is easier said than done. The key is letting the insurance carriers know how by paying you more they are still going to save cost. We recommend you try these 4 tricks, if done right, these steps will help you negotiate the best reimbursement from the insurance.

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Topics: Effective AR Management, Contract Negotiation, Insurance Network, Urgent Care Industry, Fee Schedule, Revenue Cycle Management