HCPro, JustCoding Outpatient - 2019 Issue 48 (December)
Organizations share processes for managing claim edits and denials
December 3rd, 2019
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Article Overview
This article summarizes survey findings from HIM Briefings about claim edit resolution and denial management processes used by healthcare organizations. It is aimed at HIM, coding, revenue integrity, patient financial services, billing, and revenue cycle professionals who want to compare how departments share responsibility, review edit patterns, and manage denials across different facility types. The piece focuses on industry practices, staffing roles, and process variation rather than detailed coding guidance.
Why This Topic Matters
Understanding how peer organizations structure edit and denial workflows can help revenue cycle teams evaluate whether their own processes are aligned with common industry practice and where collaboration gaps may exist. The survey highlights operational areas that affect claim quality, workflow ownership, and compliance oversight.
Article Sections
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Demographics
Summarizes the survey respondent mix by role, facility type, and health system structure. It provides context for how broadly the findings may reflect industry practice.
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Edit management
Describes how organizations assign responsibility for resolving claim edits and related workflow coordination. It also covers broader claim review processes and cross-department involvement.
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Denial management
Reviews how respondents route and manage denials once they are received. This section focuses on departmental ownership and initial handling of denial work.
What You Will Learn
- How survey respondents described claim edit ownership across departments
- How organizations review selected claim types for edit-related issues
- How some teams monitor patterns to identify root causes before billing
- How denial work is routed when organizations receive denials
- Which types of roles and facilities participated in the survey
Who Should Read This
- HIM professionals
- Coding staff
- Revenue cycle leaders
- Patient financial services staff
- Revenue integrity teams
- Billing and denial management teams
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