Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Statistics in the medical industry show that between 25-30% of claims are rejected and upwards of 75% of those claims go unprocessed which equates to a loss in revenue to the practice. Billing software, clearinghouses, medical billers and collectors are the lifeline to your practice. K & K Systems billing software is one of the most powerful programs in the industry today. Our system is capable of generating 30-60-90-120 day aging reports which breakdown the services outstanding specifically by provider, date of service, line item, billed date and amount outstanding. Our billers and collectors run these reports on a weekly/monthly basis to follow up on your aged receivables. All of our findings are charted and reviewed with the providers or practice administrators to develop a game plan on how to proceed on collecting and moving forward. We will give our recommendations on what we believe is the best and most beneficial way of obtaining payment from the insurance carriers. As for patient statements, as the explanation of benefits are issued by the insurance carriers and our billers are posting insurance payments, any patient responsibility will applied to the patients account and our system will generate patient statements on a monthly cycle. These patient statements will be given to the provider or practice administrator to review. These statements can either be sent directly to the patient from our office or from the providers office or given to the patients at their next appointment. K & K Systems believes collections on accounts receivables is one of the most important parts of medical billing. A majority of the time, most practices billers and collectors do not have the time to follow up on aged receivables, therefore effecting your bottom-line.
Our goal is to keep cost down for our clients. Generally outsourcing your billing needs could be substantially less then hiring help in house, not to mention much more productive and accurate. Our prices and fees vary depending on practice, specialty and volume. Our contracts are generally a term for 1 year then renew thereafter. What makes us different than most companies is that the client can terminate services at any time with a 30 day written notice. Most other billing companies lock you in for a long term contract with no option of termination.
When switching to our services, one of our first questions to you would be, what is your current A/R? If you do not know the answer to this question, things could be much worse then you think! When we first start consulting with your practice, we will ask you to obtain a current accounts receivables report either from your inhouse billers or outsourced billing company. We can review this report in depth and make recommendations on how to proceed. Our billers and collectors has been able to successfully recover between $500,000-$1,000,000 of bad debt from prior billing companies and billers whom left their doctors high and dry. Rest assured that our inhouse collectors work your A/R reports to the fullest.
We believe good medical billing is worth its weight in gold when it comes to growing your practice. Without a consistent stream of revenue, your practice will either fail or never obtain the growth you are looking for. The issues with most providers practices today falls on staff in which they have in place. Without good help or employing improperly trained employees could be disastrous to your practice. Some of the main issues involve improper coding, outdated coding and fee scheduling, improper modifiers, failing to submit claims on time electronically or with proof of mailing, lack of follow up on aged receivables and improper payment posting.
We have learned over the years that minimizing expenses in any area of employment is a key to being successful. However minimizing expenses should not be by any means possible. It has been documented that many third party billing companies within the United States today outsource their billing and collections overseas to cut costs to both their company and also the provider. K & K Systems strongly advises against this nor participates in this source of practice. Outsourcing overseas can be extremely problematic to the provider due to HIPAA/HITECH compliance, transparency, costumer service and performance. Remember you get what you pay for. K & K Systems is linked and affiliated with other third parties which are listed on our connections page. These third parties mostly assist in the processing of electronic billing, electronic medical records, no fault and workers compensation arbitration and patient collections. All third parties affiliated with K & K Systems are located within the continental United States.