Hospitals seeking to reduce claim denials should focus on patient satisfaction, according to Sarah Bird, vice president of service solutions at nThrive.
Ms. Bird shared the following tip with Becker's Hospital Review.
"Patient satisfaction and denials are interconnected. With the continued prevalence of high-deductible health plans, even patients with sufficient coverage are asked to pay significant costs out-of-pocket for their care. Patients will continue [to] expect more transparency with the costs incurred, and they appreciate when providers utilize charge capture audit to produce an accurate statement of services rendered while ensuring charges are billed appropriately."
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