Missing a Claim Deadline
Don’t do this. More than anything else, this is the one inexcusable and non-negotiable error in medical billing, and it will doom your claim faster than anything else. Every claim is subject to what’s known as a “timely filing rule.” If you miss this deadline, then your claim will be denied based on a failure to file on time. If you miss this deadline, you could lose money forever.
Instruct your team that no claim should ever be late—and drill it into them. To help your staff avoid claims lost due to timely filing, create a reminder that’s hard to miss in your front office. You can also post or distribute for individual payers in a document to your practice reminders.
By outsourcing your billing to a medical billing service like Medusind, we can keep on top of these deadlines to submit claims well ahead of the required deadline.
