AHC Helps Hospitals Resolve Discounted Insurance Payments

January 23, 2007 (Press Release) -- Manassas, VA (PRWEB) January 29, 2007 – An increasingly common and often confusing tactic used by payers is the act of applying “usual and customary” discounts to healthcare claims, leaving the balance to be either written off or placed as a burden on the patient. Shirley Dawson, Senior Research Attorney for AHC Healthcare Receivables Management recently discussed how the healthcare community can utilize a payer-specific approach and resolve these claim reduction issues. Her seminar, “Managing Usual and Customary Denials: A Legal Perspective”, was presented at the HFMA Tri-State Institute in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi on January 18. The conference was attended by over 200 of the healthcare industry’s top financial experts from Arkansas, Tennessee, and Mississippi.

Representative provider organizations in attendance included:

Arkansas Heart Hospital
Arkansas Methodist Medical Center
Baptist Memorial Health Care
Baxter Regional Medical Center
Central Mississippi Medical Center
Conway Regional Medical Center
Crittenden Regional Hospital
Delta Regional Medical Center
DeTar Healthcare System
Forrest General Hospital
Grenada Lake Medical Center
Gulf Coast Medical Center
Jamestown Regional Medical Center
Johnson Regional
Maury Regional Hospital
Medical Park Hospital
Memorial Gulfport
Methodist Healthcare
Regional Medical Center
River Oaks Health System
Singing River Hospital
South West Mississippi Regional Medical Center
Southeast Missouri Hospital
St. Bernard’s Medical Center
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
St. Mary's Health System
St. Vincent Health System
St. Vincent Infirmary
Tippah County Hospital
UAB Health System
Washington Regional Medical Center
White River Medical Center
Williamson Medical Center

Session attendees received education on the various tactics employed by payers, state statutes, federal regulations, case law, correct guidelines utilized in determining "reasonableness" of charges for each payer type, and appropriateness of patient involvement in each payer situation.

Having completed over 230 educational seminars in 2006, AHC continues their commitment to the healthcare community by providing complimentary, on-site healthcare reimbursement education. Interested parties who wish to learn more or schedule a complimentary workshop for their hospital business office staff, may contact AHC at (888) 511-7901 or visit www.ahcinc.com.

About AHC:
AHC Healthcare Receivables Management (www.ahcinc.com) provides technology enabled accounts receivables management solutions and complimentary education offerings for the healthcare community. Employing over 500 healthcare reimbursement professionals, approximately 100 of which are attorneys, AHC utilizes federal and state regulations, established case law, and client specific protocols to provide guaranteed results to our 760 clients nationwide. AHC has offices in Virginia, New York, Florida, Illinois, and California.

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