Physicians Practice and athenahealth, Inc. have the released the results of their second annual PayerView survey, which reviews how easy or difficult it was for health care providers to obtain compensation from various insurers during 2006. The survey incorporates claims performance data from athenahealth’s practice management system, and covers more than 8,500 health care providers in 33 states. Payer performance was graded in three financial categories, three administrative categories and one policy complexity category. The survey finds that overall, the insurance industry improved with respect to speed of payment compared to 2005, and compliance with national coding standards improved by 25 percent. For more information:
http://www.athenahealth.com/articles/press/2007-05-02_payerview.php
The results of the survey can be viewed at:
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