Third-Party Billing Companies and their Benefits

Third-Party Billing Companies
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Healthcare facilities’ sole purpose is to provide high-quality services to patients. In that light, hospitals must hire highly qualified and skilled clinicians to ensure that the priority of patient care is not jeopardized. As medical facilities grow in size due to the rising patient numbers, the billing complexities increase. As such, these healthcare institutions should hire third-party billing companies to handle the billing, prepare, and file reimbursement claims instead of doing it in-house. That way, they prevent patients’ frustrations and mental and emotional baggage since they can focus on providing high-quality healthcare services. The paper focuses on the benefits of third-party billing firms and how the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recommends handling violations discovered by the billing companies.
Having third-party billing companies prepare and file reimbursement claims instead of doing it in-house has numerous advantages for health providers. First, health providers can focus on offering high-quality patient care. They have fewer worries that patients might be undercharged or overcharged, which poses adverse effects on the financial well-being of a hospital. Second, third-party administrators (TPA) can deliver cashless insurance services (Singh, Ravi, & Lepcha, 2021). The best thing about TPA is that they understand the procedures of preparing and filing insurance claims, resulting in faster processing. Moreover, third-party billing companies emphasize the accuracy of reimbursement claims. Since their duties involve billing, they ensure to follow up and update the patients and health providers appropriately. Fourth, third-party billing firms overcome complexities emanating from changes in the healthcare sector and remain at the top of their game. Health providers with third-party billing companies have minimal chances of making errors since any update is identified and complied with when charging their products and services. Furthermore, third-party billing firms ensure that medical facilities do not violate the Health Insurance Por...