RCM Gateway Inc - 1
RCM Gateway Inc - 1
‘Onshore /Offshore’ KPO & BPO Services ISO 27001:2013 and ISO 9001:2008 certified
Serving US healthcare industry since 2007 CMMi-SVC implementation in progress under KPMG
Robust & scalable infrastructure guidance
State-of-the-art technology and systems Member of NASSCOM, the Governing Industry body for
IT/ITES in India
Highly skilled and trained staff with good
Awarded ‘Best Emerging BPO Company of the year 2010’
communication skills and in-depth knowledge of process by The Economic Times, India
Structured training, feedback and coaching Recognized as one of the foremost 'Emerging companies in
HIPAA-HITECH compliant Eastern India' by NASSCOM in 2011
State-of-the-art office inbuilt with all redundancies – Awarded Asia-wide “Healthcare BPO Provider of the Year”
power, infrastructure and others at the Asia BPO Excellence Awards ceremony hosted by
Asia BPO Summit on 14th February 2013 in Mumbai, India
Awarded the prestigious “Outsourcing Service Provider of
the Year” award in the Asian Outsourcing Excellence
Office at Awards ceremony hosted by CMO Asia on 1st August 2013
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, in Singapore
New York, NY 10010 Awarded “Highest New Job Creator (IT/ITES)” by STPI
(Software Technology Parks of India) on 3rd December 2015
Analytics IT Services
We provide services to
Providers – Physicians, Hospitals, DME, P&O, Laboratories, Home Health Care and Pharmacies
Payers – Commercial Plans, MA Plans, Medicaid HMOs, MAPD/PDPs, IPAs, MSOs, TPAs, PBMs and RBMs
Claims
Scheduling Coding Telemedicine
Adjudication
Eligibility &
Remote Patient
Authorization Charge Posting Credentialing
Verification Monitoring
Utilization
Prior Authorization Claims Submission
Management
Denial Management
Accounts Receivable
* Conditions apply
1 Physical Access Authorized access only | Bio-metric access | Proximity card system | Photo ID cards | Access log review
2 General Security 24 hour security personnel | Logging of visitor details | Physical register retained for 10 years
3 Monitoring CCTV monitoring (with recording) of production area | Daily review of recording
Signing confidentiality agreement before accessing sensitive areas | Accompanied by security personnel/employee during
4 Vendor Access all times
5 Mobile Phones All employees (except managers) are required to deposit mobile phones in the locker box before entering facility
6 Personal Baggage No backpacks or other bags allowed | All baggage to be deposited in locker box before entering facility
Network & Unique user IDs created using Microsoft Active Directory | Access to storage devices, shared drives, USB/mass
7 Application Usage storage devices, printers – controlled by Domain Group Policy | No wireless access points
Unified Threat Management System | Internet traffic regulation using multiple filters | Network Address Translation (NAT) |
8 Firewall Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) | Port-mapping for traffic between Virtual LANs | Default setting to deny all traffic
VPN (Virtual Site-to-site IPSec VPN tunnels | Authorized access via client-to-site VPN connections | Access authorization
9 Private Network) controlled by Active Directory's authentication service
Redundancy Fully redundant network stack | Two ISP links configured in active-active mode | Power backup supplied by 130 KVA UPS
10 Management and 750 KVA generator | 22 KVA UPS backup for server and network systems
Virus & Malware Central anti-malware system | Automatic updates | Extra protection by gateway firewall |
11 Protection Centralized OS patch management system (using Microsoft's WSUS server)
Eligibility &
Authorization
Verification
Patient
Reporting Information
Entry
Denial
Coding
Management 360°
Revenue Cycle
Management
Services
Accounts
Charge Entry
Receivable
Payment Claim
Posting Submission
Rx Order Entry
Patient
Demographics
A/R Follow-up
and Insurance
Entry
Eligibility
Submission Verification/
Authorization
Collection of
Collection of
documents for
complete Rx
Auth Approval
BILLING
BILLING
We use Kareo for coding and billing services that covers the complete billing cycle:
SOAP notes review
Superbill generation and coding
Claims edit checking and correction
Claims submission through EDI clearing house at a scheduled time
Rejection management
ERA/EOB posting and reconciliation
Automatic secondary Payer billing
Denial Management
Patient statement generation and mailing
Service Offerings
• Place of Service Based Coding – Inpatient, Outpatient Coding
• Provider Specialty Based Coding– E/M, Cardiology, Orthopedics, Physical Medicine etc.
• Assign ICD-10 codes for the diagnosis identified by the physician and Procedure codes
(CPT/ ICD 10 PCS)
• Assign modifiers as applicable
• Code review and quality assurance
• Communication with Physician’s office for
additional medical documentation and clarification
CODING
Downloading Allocation
Encrypted reports are Reports are allocated to
downloaded from SFTP site coders according to specialty
CODING
• Our coders deliver error-free charge sheets within agreed TAT provided by the client
CODING
ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION
• Full range of verification services
• Fast 24-hour turnaround time
• 96 – 99.9% accuracy
• Detailed documentation
• 100% HIPAA compliance
• Experience with national and private carriers
AUTHORIZATION VERIFICATION
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83
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4/6/2015 4/8/2015 4/9/2015 4/10/2015 0
4/7/2015 4/6/2015 4/7/2015 4/8/2015 4/9/2015 4/10/2015
Patient Brought Forward
Number of New Patient Auth Required Auth Obtained Auth Pending
Secondary Checked (if
Primary Checked applicable)
VERIFICATION
• 99.9% accuracy
• Physical Therapy
• Nursing Homes
• Specialty Clinics
We cater to • Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)
• Diabetes
• Outpatient Surgery requiring general anesthesia
• Inpatient rehabilitation – Treatment for alcohol or drug abuse
PRIOR
AUTHORIZATION
• Many other conditions…
The process begins after the Provider creates and sends Health
Insurance Claims
(Electronic/Paper claims or Manual HCFA forms) to various Insurance
Companies.
ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLE
A/R Analysis
14% of all claims submitted to the payers are denied and have to be resubmitted, appealed
or written off by providers
50% of denied claims are never re-filed
50-70% of denied claims have higher chance of being recovered
ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLE
For such claims, every effort is made to resolve the denial to avoid billing the patient.
Patients' Responsibility
2 These are claims which cannot be further worked upon and the final bill is sent to the
patient for payment collection.
The reasons for sending the patient a bill generally include In-Network deductibles and
non-covered benefits as per the insurance plan. Patients receive a statement with a
clear explanation for the balance due.
ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLE
10%
24%
17% Auth Related
Coding Correction Required
11% OON Issue
3% Others
35% Patient info missing
Timely Filing
ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLE
SUN KNOWLEDGE WEEKLY AR AGING REPORT FOR Client X Inc. - 07/06/2015 through 07/12/2015
>120 Days 91 – 120 Days 61 – 90 Days 31 – 60 Days
PAYER
Claims Completed Remaining Claims Completed Remaining Claims Completed Remaining Claims Completed Remaining
AMERICAN TRANSIT
12 11 1 6 5 1 15 15 0 10 10 0
INSURANCE COMPANY
BCBS 28 24 4 16 13 3 41 37 4 32 30 2
MAGNACARE 13 12 1 9 9 0 23 22 1 11 10 1
HIP_PALLADIAN
6 6 0 12 9 3 12 10 2 15 15
HEALTH
MANAGED PHYSICAL 0
NETWORK
STATE FARM 12 10 2 8 7 1 10 10 0 10 8
INSURANCE 2
TOUCHSTONE HEALTH 7
5 56 01 84 64 20 65 45 20 164 124 4
0
UNITED HEALTHCARE 31 28 3 23 20 3 49 43 6 41 39 2
ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLE
Expert handling of accounts receivable by highly experienced staff with demonstrated expertise
Checking Authorization Documentation collection requires Systematic and regular follow-up with
Requirement and continuous follow-up physicians’ offices & payors to collect
Obtaining Authorization documentation and obtain authorization
Increased TAT
Proper tracking mechanism
ACTIVE BRANDING & VIGOROUS LEAD GENERATION THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
Active
Targeted, high quality lead generation through various
Multi- digital channels for B2B marketing such as Email
Channel marketing, SEO (Search Engine Optimization), LinkedIn®
marketing, PPC (Pay Per Click) advertising, and more!
Marketing
“We have had the pleasure of working with the Sun Knowledge team
throughout the few months utilizing their services for patient data entry and
eligibility verification. They are a devoted and responsible team that is
highly experience in what they do. They are always concerned about the
client’s needs and are always there to help. I highly recommend the services
offered by Sun Knowledge.”
COO of a leading medical billing and credentialing company in New
York
“Your team amazed me with the manual and the amount of info you provided
with that short training session.”
Practice Manager of a major Dermatology group in New York and New Jersey
“My firm has evaluated an outsourcing transaction with Sun Knowledge. They
provide superior service at a very attractive rate and have demonstrated to us their
commitment to this partnership. Their expertise across various process areas in the
PDP/MAPD domain and unique cost structure puts them in an incredible position
to work with plans throughout the healthcare industry.”
Chairman, President and CEO of a major New York based Health Plan
“Our company is very pleased with the administrative, and business analytical
solutions which Sun Knowledge delivers to our company from a quality & cost
perspective. They have been a true partner in bringing industry expertise, and
innovative solutions to the table. Their ability to grow with our evolving needs
for higher end services such as clinical services is a significant differentiator
among
healthcare business process outsourcing firms.”
“I was always against the idea of outsourcing our back end claims
processing work but I was wrong. Sun Knowledge provided extraordinary
deliverables on a timely basis which led to cost cutting considerably for us.”
CEO of a leading MA-PD Plan
Sun Knowledge
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor,
New York, NY 10010