Top Reasons for Revenue Leakages in Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Billing
Revenue leakages are a major concern in the healthcare industry. They are the difference in the claimed amount that healthcare providers are entitled to receive versus the amount of the reimbursement they actually receive. This phenomenon is especially common in the Durable Medical Equipment (DME) billing & coding industry because of the inherent cumbersome nature of DME billing. · As per the Harvard Business Review, the top hospitals have lost hundreds of millions of dollars of income due to revenue leakages. · As per American Hospital Association, all kinds of U.S. hospitals reported approximately $620 billion in uncompensated care costs since 2000. Top reasons why revenue leakages happen in DME billing and coding: · Denial of claims: 20% of all revenue loss is due to denial of claims. Claims can majorly b...