Q4 2006: Quality Measures Survey

Claims adjustments are a key measure of quality and turnaround time and backlog are the two most important measures used to manage a claims operation.

Surveys are critical to understanding claims. Considering the amount of money, technology, and resources that move through claims, the amount of available benchmarks and other data is amazingly thin. We seek to fill that gap.

Q4 2006: Quality Measures Survey

Claims adjustments are a key measure of quality and turnaround time and backlog are the two most important measures used to manage a claims operation.

Claims adjustments are a key measure of quality and turnaround time and backlog are the two most important measures used to manage a claims operation.

Q3 2006: Productivity Survey

Health plans responding to the survey had an average claims productivity rate of 22 claims per hour. Health plans handle between 10 and 15 member calls per hour and between 5 and 10 provider calls per hour.

Health plans responding to the survey had an average claims productivity rate of 22 claims per hour. Health plans handle between 10 and 15 member calls per hour and between 5 and 10 provider calls per hour.

Q2 2006: AA Survey

Most payers can increase their AA rate by 5 % in less than 6 months.

Most payers can increase their AA rate by 5 % in less than 6 months.

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Claim Attachments

17 Year Attachment Trend -- 1990 to 2007 (bar Graph)

According to our surveys and anecdotes the volume of claims with an attachment has dropped. The numbers we have indicate that between 1990 and 2007 claims with attachments have fallen from 1 in 5 claims to 1 in 20.

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For 100 Typical Claims: 31 UB-92/facility and 69 HCFA/Professional

Common rule of thumb: By volume 70% of claims are professional (HCFA) and 30% are facilty (UB).

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There are two surveys for Q2 2007:

EDI Survey

Goal: Gather the latest EDI trends

COB Survey

Goal: Gather the latest Claim Coordination and COB trends

Industry Calendar

Consumer Directed Healthcare Conference April 2007 -- Las Vegas

Institute 2007 - AHIP's Annual Meeting June 2007 -- Las Vegas

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