Submit or Not to Submit? That is the AOR question.
Appointment of Representative, (aka the AOR) always seems to be a topic of conversation in the healthcare payer space. Every show we attend, every customer we talk with and every industry function we attend, there are intense conversations and differing opinions on what is required by CMS. Do you only submit an AOR once? Do you need to submit a […]
New CMS Guidance
As part of an initiative to streamline the Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug appeals and grievance processes, CMS has consolidated Chapter 13 of the Medicare Managed Care Manual and Chapter 18 of the Prescription Drug Benefit Manual into one comprehensive guidance document. They are doing this to better align and provider a more defined, straightforward and non-repetitive understanding of […]
Your Best Teacher Is Your Last Mistake
5…4…3… 2…1 🚀, it’s time to move forward and discover the power of you! This is the message behind the 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins. It’s a cool, powerful self-help concept I was introduced to while listening to Mel speak recently at Hyland Software’s CommunityLive event in Nashville, TN. Embracing that concept I say 5…4…3… 2…1 it’s time to […]
How Painful is Your Contracting Process?
Does your contracting process take forever? Can it take weeks, even months to bring a contract from creation, through negotiation and finally to execution? What causes the bottlenecks and how can they be fixed? First, let’s identify some common hurdles within the contracting process. Once identified, we can implement a contracting management solution to address those issues and reduce contracting […]