MEA's healthcare claim attachment solutions enable payors to control administrative and storage costs, comply with legislation, increase electronic medical insurance claims volume and improve network provider relationships.

MEA serves insurance companies, health plans, self-insured employers, large medical groups, and workers compensation carriers by enhancing electronic medical claims and billing processes through electronic attachment submission. Approximately 20% of medical insurance claims require attachments. As legislation moves toward mandating the exchange of medical documentation electronically, MEA is The Recognized Leader in Electronic Attachments.

Our FastAttach™ service is a secure and HIPAA compliant means of viewing supporting documentation for the medical management process and the adjudication of claims.

By utilizing FastAttach™, payors experience a 30-40% reduction in the administrative cost of claims by reducing the number of duplicate claims received due to insufficient supporting documentation. Administrative costs multiply when claims are appealed. During the one year that providers have to appeal a claim, interest amounts accrued can drastically effect the amount to be paid on the claim. Payors using FastAttach™ significantly decrease the number of appealed claims, by enabling providers to electronically send supporting documentation up front.

 

 

 

 

 

Payors experience many benefits including:

• Increase in EDI transactions
• Decrease in costs associated with unsolicited attachments
• Reduction in costs related to sorting, storage, admin and tracking
• Decrease in the number of faxed attachments
• Solution to facilitate the attachment of documents electronically to comply with workers compensation claim processing mandates
• Improved network provider satisfaction (assists with more attractive rates at contract renegotiation)
• 24-7 on-line access to attachments
• Data capture relating to provider demographics

FastAttach™ is a front end attachment solution for the payor market that delivers pre-indexed attachments. Attachments are stored for 10 years and are easily and securely viewable by internal and external consultants. FastAttach™ can be used with any claims clearinghouse that processes the 837. No programming is required for payor implementation.

Workers Compensation Payors Specifically Experience:

• Compliance in those states mandating electronic submission
• Fewer claim denials
• Reporting functionality by injury type
• Medical management and specialty workers compensation companies can view attachment to manage the case

The 275 standards, due to be published in October 2008, will require payors to be able to electronically accept a standard attachment of:

• Ambulance
• Emergency department
• Rehabilitative services
• Lab results
• Medications
• Clinical notes electronically

All other attachments will be non-standard. MEA will meet these attachments standards.

If your company would like additional information about accepting electronic attachments please contact us at 888-329-9988 ext. 2..