Improved Preauthorization Processes Reap the Benefits of Quicker Approvals for Health Insurance Claims
How can hospitals and insurance providers collaborate more effectively to expedite patient care and health insurance claims processing?
Melanie Musson, an Insurance and Finance Writer at Clearsurance.com and InsuranceProviders.com, examines the symbiotic relationship between hospitals and insurance companies an essential strategy for improving patient care efficiency.
“As a hospital builds a reputation of turning in preauthorizations that tend to be improved, the insurance provider will then reward them by approving the preauthorizations more quickly so that the patients can get the treatment that they need in a more timely manner,” Musson said.
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