Workflow · Claim create
W1 Claim create
Numbers each new claim, assigns it to the client's specialist and calculates the timely-filing deadline from the payer's rules so the clock is visible from day one.
Steps
- Number the claim and default the specialist
- Inherit the client's specialist if none was chosen
- Compute the timely filing deadline
- Write the filing deadline and default the status
Workflow · Claim payer or date-of-service change
W2 Claim payer or date-of-service change
When a claim's payer or date of service changes, recalculates the timely-filing deadline from the new payer's rules so the filing clock stays accurate.
Steps
- Recompute the timely filing deadline
- Keep the filing clock payer-accurate
Workflow · Procedure create
W3 Procedure create
When a procedure line is added to a claim, inherits the claim's client and specialist and fills in the charge from the client's fee schedule automatically.
Steps
- Copy the scoping keys from the claim
- Auto-fill the charge from the fee schedule
Workflow · Submission create
W4 Submission create
When a claim is sent to a payer, marks the claim as in flight and stamps the first submission date so timely-filing status is tracked from the moment it goes out.
Steps
- Copy the scoping keys from the claim
- A real submission on a claim not yet in flight?
Workflow · Rejection handling
W5 Rejection handling
When a submission comes back rejected, flags the claim and emails the specialist with the filing deadline so it gets corrected and resent in time.
Steps
- Acknowledgement came back rejected?
Workflow · Denial intake
W6 Denial intake
When a denial is logged, calculates the appeal deadline from the payer's window, marks the claim denied and alerts the specialist so the appeal clock never runs silently.
Steps
- Link the denial to its client and specialist
- A reference CARC code was chosen?
- Read the payer's appeal window
- Compute the appeal deadline
- Start the appeal clock
- Mark the claim denied
- Email the specialist the denial notice
Workflow · Payment posting
W7 Payment posting
Applies each posted payment to its claim, updates the balance and closes claims out as they are paid in full.
Steps
- Link the payment to its client and specialist
- Real money, not an adjustment?
Workflow · Activity logged
W8 Activity logged
When a specialist logs a call or note, stamps the author, records the claim as touched and moves its next follow-up date forward so the worklist reflects the latest action.
Steps
- Copy the scoping keys and stamp the author
- Record when the claim was last touched
- A next follow-up was set?
Workflow · Document upload
W9 Document upload
When a provider uploads a record or authorization through the portal, links it to the claim and tells the specialist it may unblock a submission or appeal.
Steps
- Attached to a claim?
- Uploaded by a portal user?
Workflow · Claim reassignment propagation
W10 Claim reassignment propagation
When a claim is reassigned to a different specialist, re-keys all of its procedures, submissions, denials, payments, activities and documents so the new owner sees everything.
Steps
- Assigned specialist changed?
Workflow · Client reassignment propagation
W11 Client reassignment propagation
When a client is moved to a new specialist, reassigns all of that client's open claims, which in turn cascades to every related record.
Steps
- Client's specialist changed?
Workflow · Daily aging and follow-up refresh
W12 Daily aging and follow-up refresh
Every day, re-ages every open claim into its A/R bucket and flags the claims whose follow-up date has arrived so the worklist is always current.
Steps
- Find every submitted claim still awaiting payment
- Update each claim's aging bucket
- Find open claims due for follow-up today
- Flag each claim for follow-up
Workflow · Appeal-deadline escalation
W13 Appeal-deadline escalation
Every day, finds denials whose appeal window is about to close without an appeal filed and emails both the specialist and the managers, so a missed deadline takes two people to fail.
Steps
- Find denials whose appeal window is about to close
- Email the specialist and managers about each one
Workflow · Filing-deadline warning
W14 Filing-deadline warning
Every day, warns the specialist about claims that still have not been accepted as their timely-filing deadline approaches, before the revenue becomes unrecoverable.
Steps
- Find unaccepted claims nearing the filing deadline
- Email a filing-deadline warning for each claim
Workflow · Weekly aging digest
W15 Weekly aging digest
Every week, emails managers an A/R digest by aging bucket and payer, with the oldest balances and open denials, so they know where to push.
Steps
- Email the weekly A/R digest to managers
Workflow · Monthly client summary
W16 Monthly client summary
Every month, sends each provider practice a summary of charges, payments, adjustments, A/R and denials with a link to their portal.
Steps
- Find every active client practice
- Email each practice its monthly billing summary
Workflow · Audit - claim record events
W17 Audit - claim record events
Every time a claim is created or edited, appends a row to the Audit Log recording who made the change and when, giving managers a full history of every claim.
Workflow · Inquiry intake
W18 Inquiry intake
Routes each new-client inquiry from your website form straight to the billing managers so prospective practices get a fast reply.
Steps
- Mark the inquiry as new
- Email the managers the new inquiry