Patient Insurance Eligibility Verification

Real-time Verification

In the Billing applet,

1. Go to the Patients
2. Select a Patient
   
3. Go to the Insurance tab
   
4. Click the Eligibility button or double-click the Insurance that you want to verify

In the Scheduling applet

1.   Make a new appointment or click on an existing appointment
2.   Choose "Check Now" in the Eligibility section
   

Automated Eligibility Verification

1. Daily, automated verification based on appointments listed in the ProviderSuite Scheduling module.
   
2. You select how many days in advance to verify appointments.
   
3. ProviderSuite then sends a daily batch file to the clearinghouse.
   
4. ProviderSuite receives a response batch file back and updates the Patient record.
   
5. Results visible in Scheduling, in Billing > Patient Demographics, and via a report

Open a ticket with PracticeAdmin Support to turn on Automated Eligibility Verification.

Costs

1.  $0.25 per verification request under the default A La Carte plan
   
2. Or you can sign up for a bundle plan that offers discounts

To sign up for a bundle plan, please email sales@practiceadmin.com or call 844-269-4780, option 5.

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