A Letter to Santa from a Medical Biller

Thanksgiving has passed and most of us feel as stuffed as the turkey that was on our table. Malls far and wide have hailed the arrival of Santa. Our banks accounts are approaching $0 as our credit card balances rise exponentially.

Yes that time of year is upon us, when lots of children scurry furiously around the house to find paper and pencil, pen or crayon so they can begin their “Dear Santa” wish list. From the younger ones, there may be dolls and cars, bikes and trains, toy ovens and baseball mitts on those lists. As the authors’ ages increase, the technology certainly must begin to creep in: video games, cellular phones, and maybe even tablet computers (kids are growing up so fast these days).

As I was surrounded by the spirit of the season, the smell of pine trees and baked goods, my mind wandered to this idea, if a medical biller wrote their wish list to Santa, what would be on that list?

Well if your wish list has some or all of these things, you don’t need Santa Claus, just Santa Ernie

and Iridium Suite Practice Management Software.

Iridium Suite has:

A built in ICD-9 to ICD-10 crosswalk

Can be configured to import from numerous EMR systems via our Connectivity Clearinghouse

Utilizes electronic data interchange functions for claims submission, ERA retrieval and auto-adjudication, and real-time eligibility.

Revenue Cycle Management: Accomplished.

START BILLING BETTER WITH SHAVARA

Revenue Cycle Management: Accomplished.

START BILLING BETTER WITH SHAVARA

by Shavara

Shavara has the accumulated 'experience capital', the market know-how, the intricacies of coding, billing and connectivity that we have 'learned'. It is the basis of the work we do in Catalysis - Shavara's Professional Services Engagements.

ThinkCatalysis
Revenue Cycle Management: solved.

What is Catalysis?

To "catalyze" is to rapidly advance by applying powerful tools and industry expertise. Catalysis becomes the process to gain access to the power, apply it to solve gaps and vulnerabilities - then rapidly advance. Shavara possesses the tools to apply Catalysis via collaborative engagements. Our infinite targets are the enterprise organizations: Hospitals, clearinghouse processors, Insurance companies (payers), and large physician practices, peppered throughout the Healthcare system that all share equally the challenges, pitfalls, inefficiencies, ineffectiveness, and the deliberate speed-bumps placed there by bureaucrats to slow down the revenue cycle.

What are the costs of these speed-bumps to the Healthcare system? The costs are in the billions.

Inefficiencies / ineffectiveness / inaccuracies in coding and billing mean:

a higher cost of money due to extended A/Rs
a higher cost of operating due to the number of additional staff required to research and chase down A/Rs
a decline in the quality and calibre of care - care outcomes due to the necessity of placing so much cost on the administrative and operational side of the equation

Therefore, solving this eliminates and holds the potential to improve organizational effectiveness, reduce the cost of healthcare and improve healthcare outcomes.

So, who is Shavara? What is that old lamp on the corner of the desk?

That lamp holds wisdom. The cumulative potential of that wisdom holds the potential to dramatically impact operational effectiveness and improve healthcare outcomes.

For Information on Catalysis contact Shavara's Services Division