PracticeForces Shares the Top Patient Access Management Challenges and How to Overcome Them
PracticeForces supports medical billing professionals with dynamic solutions for effective patient access management with a wide range of services, including medical billing, credentialing, and practice management. With comprehensive electronic health record (EHR) software installation and support, medical offices can resolve data access roadblocks and improve patient care.
Patient access management covers patient registration, appointment scheduling, insurance coverage verification, and more. Below, PracticeForces reviews the most common patient access challenges and how to deal with them.
#1. Inefficient Revenue Cycle Management
The most frequent challenges facing many healthcare providers today are revenue cycle management healthcare challenges. Instead of approaching revenue cycle management from the backend, PracticeForces encourages a front-end approach that minimizes claims denials by confirming patient eligibility for procedures ahead of time.
To improve revenue cycle management, healthcare providers can get authorization prior to the medical visit. Also, verifying patient identity, confirming medical necessity, and getting complete patient demographic information before care, are key.
#2. Poor Access to Information for Patients
Another major patient access management challenge is the patient's own lack of access to their charts, test results, and medical information. This has been a long-time challenge facing healthcare providers.
This challenge ties in directly with patient satisfaction and an improved patient experience. PracticeForces offers practical solutions to enhance information sharing for patients, which enhances outcomes for patients and healthcare providers alike.
#3. Inefficient Patient Billing and Collections
Improper collection processes and inefficient billing policies have caused major patient access management challenges for healthcare organizations. Healthcare providers have seen a serious reduction in revenue due to challenges with bill collection.
PracticeForces has been aware of these obstacles to driving revenue through effective bill collection and has devised an effective solution. Their medical billing services save time and money for healthcare organizations and help increase profit margins significantly.
#4. Failure to Verify Patient Information
Failing to verify patient information during the registration process is one of the main issues for ineffective patient access management. It's essential to verify insurance coverage benefits and eligibility to ensure that patients cover their co-pays in-office and that insurance companies provide prompt accurate reimbursements. With
PracticeForces' practical and effective solutions, healthcare providers can verify patient information easily and focus on patient care while leaving the billing complexities to PracticeForces billing experts.
About the Company
PracticeForces is the leading provider of medical billing solutions, including claim submission, payment processing, patient billing, and payer follow-up. These practical solutions have helped drive improved revenue cycle management, streamline patient access, and increase overall profits for healthcare organizations for over 15 years. Healthcare providers can feel confident entrusting their process management needs to a trusted and reliable company.
Contact PracticeForces for more information about Patient Access Management solutions for your medical practice at (727) 499-0351 Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
