Payment posting refers to the process of updating a patient’s account and accounting system with the amount and type of payment received. Payment posting is important for medical billing because it keeps the medical practice in compliance with contractual obligations. So outsourcing payment posting services to Allzone Management Services helps to ensure that the medical practice receives the full amount of the bill.
Our most efficient auto-posting, or ERA, the method is a digital tool for speeding up medical billing and ensuring consistent revenue flow. The ERA transaction includes information about the payment to the healthcare provider and any claims and subsequent payments.
Our billing experts utilize EOBs to investigate insurance payments (Explanation of Benefits). As there are so many payments to post each day, our efficient posting process allows for a better grasp of the financial situation daily. It ensures a more stable financial flow.
When it comes to denial posting we capture the denials in the client's practice management system. Further, we transfer the remaining balance to the respective party, make adjustments and write-offs per established policies, and route the denied claims to the proper work queues. Outsourcing payment posting services help to capture the exact reason for the line denial of the claim and improves efficiencies in the billing process.
A write-off is a sum that the provider deducts from the payer’s medical bill. And there are two categories of write-offs: approved write-offs and other write-offs. Among the most common are small balances, courtesy, no insurance, and contractual adjustments.
Handling write-offs, adjustments, and contractual adjustments and forwarding issues to management as the correct write-off and adjustment codes will be used for tracking purposes. Any unwanted write-off may result in a loss to the provider.
It is a common professional courtesy practiced by the doctor between the allowed charge and the amount collected.
When a claim has a small balance, such as $5 or $10, sometimes the doctors approve it for a write-off without billing the patient.
It is a write-off provided for the patient paying the full amount at the time of the visit.
The doctor agrees on a claim amount based on the insurance contract value, and the excess amount billed by the doctor is written off.
There are many complications when it comes to collecting deductibles and copayments. But such complications can be avoided by our effective payment posting. But outsourcing payment posting services correct payment posting assists the front office in correctly managing patient responsibility during the visit.
When a claim is paid, all payers transmit an EOB (explanation of benefits) or an ERA (electronic remittance advice). To reconcile the payments, the medical billing team posts them promptly into the corresponding patient accounts against that particular claim.
Payment posting, also known as cash posting, or receipt entry, enables the viewing of payments while also offering a snapshot of the financial picture's activities, making it simple to discover problems and quickly resolve them.
The accuracy of claim submissions to secondary and tertiary payers is directly influenced by accurate payment posting. However, if the principal payment is incorrectly posted, the billing for secondary, tertiary, and patient billing is likely to be erroneous as well.
Payment posting is an important stage of the revenue cycle. So here are some important strategies for a proper payment posting: