Anesthesia Billing & Accounts Receivable Service
Since 1979, ABC has provided anesthesia billing services and anesthesia accounts receivable services to anesthesiologists, CRNAs and facilities that employ anesthesia providers via its proprietary F1RSTAnesthesia system. F1RSTAnesthesia is the Oracle-based proprietary software platform that best distinguishes our unique approach to accounts receivable management. As the culmination of more than 40 years' experience in anesthesiology billing services and practice management, F1RSTAnesthesia is designed to allow ABC staff to interface with providers, patients and their insurance plans real-time thereby ensuring that client practices are optimally and accurately paid for the valuable services they provide.
Each ABC client relationship is custom-tailored to the specific needs and operational requirements of the practice. Following is a summary of the various services carefully integrated into each relationship. For those who have medicare anesthesia billing, we offer cutting edge technology that is always in compliance and up to date with changes.
Anesthesia Transition Management
- A detailed review of specific practice configuration and requirements.
- Analysis of lost revenue potential
- Review and assessment of forms and information flow
- Development of written billing guidelines and policies
- Provider documentation and compliance in-services and ongoing education
- Discussion and recommendations regarding management information requirements
- Formulation of an optimum support structure, including a responsible ABC Vice President or Regional Director, Account Manager and other potential support staff
Compliant Anesthesiology Billing Processes
- Optimization of charge submission process
- Fee Schedule analysis
- Managed Care contract review
- Electronic claims filing and payment posting
- CPT, ASA and ICD-9 coding
- Regular feedback on quality and provider charge documentation consistency
- Extensive regular interaction with practice management staff
- Provider enrollment with carriers
- Insurance payment verification and automatic underpayment review
- Line item posting
- Extensive management reporting options
Anesthesia Reimbursement Follow Up
- Timely and aggressive follow-up with insurance plans and patients
- Payer performance monitoring
- Regular AR performance metrics and trends reporting
- Budgeting and performance review
- Consistent delinquency management
- Refund management
- Regular interaction with clients via phone and in person
Anesthesiology Compliance
- Compliance in-service for all providers
- Compliant billing service
- Assistance with Client’s Compliance Plan, if desired
- Ongoing audit feedback on provider documentation
Anesthesiology Client Services
- All clients are supported by a team of anesthesia account professionals
- Management information can be provided by means of any of a number of options including hard copy, e-mail, on line or dashboard
- One call client support for any ad hoc analysis
- Payer contract review and negotiation support
- Assistance in hospital relationships and contracting
- Benchmark data and practice comparisons
Anesthesiology Medical Billing Experts
“ABC has years of practical experience in the oversight and management
of the entire billing and accounts receivable process.”
We make anesthesiology billing a worry-free process, that starts with superior proprietary technology, is reinforced by our extraordinary services, and backed by decades of success.
*This includes always being up to date on any changes made to anesthesia billing for medicare.
