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Get Out of Denial
How to appeal returned and underpaid claims - and win.

Denied claims cost healthcare organizations 1 to 3 percent of their total revenue, according to the Advisory Board Co., a healthcare management firm based in Washington, D.C. Put another way: Payors deny about 1 in every 7 claims you submit. A denied claim sitting on your coder's desk is uncollected revenue and a harbinger of the expense of dealing with the denial in order to recoup the money owed to your facility. We talked to experts and came with these 13 denial management tips.

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