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AnviCare
is an important partner for the PPN in its mission of clinical integration
and has its own free web-based electronic claims clearinghouse as
well as a Windows based Practice Management Software.
Freeclaims.com Clearinghouse
A
New Way to Process Claims
It's a data-intensive
task, and for large medical practices, often requires dedicated
staff. Hundreds and thousands of insurance claims: all your patient
accounts, multiple insurance companies, procedure codes, diagnosis
codes, HCFA forms to print, envelopes to stuff, stamp and post.
And if it's not done correctly, there's re-work, re-submittal, and
delayed payment. Of course there's a better way.
Now
on the Internet
Today
the Internet provides an obvious solution and natural application
for even the smallest practices to benefit from immediately: you
use your PMS to prepare and batch up your claims, then instead of
sending it out over a VAN or dialing up a clearinghouse, you simply
open your browser, access your member account at FreeClaims.com.,
and upload your batch file. You get confirmation that your batch
was received, within minutes along with notice of any difficulties
or errors. Quickly. Securely. Any time of the day or night, from
anywhere in the world. And for standard HCFA claims to payors who
accept electronic claims, it's free.
How can it be
free? Because everyone has a vested interest in efficient electronic
claims processing. Because electronic processing saves everyone
money. The most straightforward types of claims to process sail
through the system, freeing staff to handle the "special"
cases and resolve anomalies. Once a claims processing system is
understood by the user and the data coming in is known to be reliable,
it literally runs itself.
To capitalize
on FreeClaim.com's efficiencies, the provider, IPA or billing professional
needs to have a large volume of claims to process monthly, a means
to electronically format claims, a method for batching the claims
in a file, and an Internet connection. The AnviCare support people
work with your staff up-front to be sure they can format, batch,
and submit claims, and that the complete processing cycle occurs.
You can access
the FreeClaims website at www.freeclaims.com
or call PPN Information Systems with questions at (972) 612-7273.
Claimstronic
Practice Management System
Claimstronic
is AnviCare's practice management system and was first offered to
the medical community in 1994. It is a Windows based software that
makes it easy to standardize your practice, patient and insurance
data from the point the data is created through its many accesses
and updates throughout the encounter, billing and claims processes.
For more information
regarding Freeclaims or Claimstronic, you may contact AnviCare at
(713) 981-7700.

Availity
is a valuable partner with the PPN in
assisting our physicians with electronic billing and with claims
data collection for clinical integration purposes.
In 2001, a
team of forward-thinking professionals at Blue Cross and Blue Shield
of Florida, Inc. and Humana Inc. sought to empower and connect all
Florida health care professionals with a smarter, online approach to
electronic claims and other daily health plan transactions.
Availity
combines dynamic technological innovation with an in-depth
understanding of the health care industry. Our unique business model
is based on the mutual benefits of collaboration and expansion of
our network—not fee-based profits. We strongly believe that
collaboration is the only way to reduce the rising administrative
costs for all participants in the health care system.
And we’ve
shown that our unique business model works. In less than 10 years,
we‘ve become one of the largest EDI clearinghouses in the
nation—processing more than 700 million transactions
annually—and the most advanced electronic Health Information
Network. We’ve saved millions for providers and health plans, and
helped grow the businesses of our technology partners. Most
importantly, we’re reaching our goal of making health care about patients,
not paperwork.
Availity will route
all encounter data for PPN specific contracts back to the PPN, provided
that the claims are denoted correctly within the physician's practice
management system.
You may visit
Availity's website at www.availity.com
or call PPN Information Systems at (972) 612-7273 for more information.
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