Reader Question: Do This When Patient Prevents Timely Filing
Question: We have a timely filing concern. Our physician saw a patient who didn’t have her insurance information with her at the time of service. We are ready to submit her claim so the doctor can get paid, but she still has not provided her insurance information and we are getting close to the timely filing deadline. What should we do?
Answer: If your practice had the claim ready to send, but the patient did not provide his insurance information in time for you to meet the timely filing deadline, you may have a few options. You can...
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