Our credentialing rep was just awesome. Very professional and always on top of our credentialing for our new associate. She made the process very streamlined and super stress free for us as we could trust her to get it done. She checked in regularly and genuinely cared. It was very refreshing to have the experience that we did and can’t say enough how thankful we were to work with her. Dr. Kyler KnobbeVision Source Wamego / Manhattan
With the expansion to Crystal PM, WeVerify is available to more eyecare practices. August 18, 2022 CHICAGO, IL – WeVerify, RevCycle Partners’ eligibility and verification service, now supports Crystal PM, a leading practice management and EHR software provider. WeVerify is designed to give practice staff an immediate picture of the benefits available for each patient two days before the visit for vision and medical payers. For many eyecare practices, patient benefits verification before the...
A Q&A with the RevCycle Partners Credentialing Team Credentialing your optometry practice through a practice transition can feel like jumping through endless hoops. You hop through one, and another pops up. Hoops include opening a new practice, adding a new grad, adding a new doctor, or changing your name because of marriage or divorce. During transitions, it’s critical to pay attention to your credentialing, even though it feels tedious. Recently, a few optometrists asked our...
most common ways to know if you have a credentialing issue Brought to you by RevCycle Partners, this webinar discusses how to avoid common credentialing issues. The two most common ways to know if you have a credentialing issue are: if you’re not being paid; and/or if you’re being paid out of network. The most common underlying reasons for credentialing issues are notices missed, revalidation errors, and lack of timeliness. One of the most common credentialing issue is the application process....
It’s time to revalidate your Medicare enrollment By Dave Kegel, Manager of Credentialing Two years ago, during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) enacted a waiver that allowed new, non-certified Part B suppliers, physicians, and non-physician practitioners to obtain temporary Medicare billing privileges. CMS also temporarily waived the associated application fee, criminal background checks, and site visit requirements. All Medicare...
credentialing a new doctor By Christine Schneider, VP of Operations Credentialing Seems Simple But even practices that pride themselves in being on top of credentialing can find themselves floundering with one small oversight. One area practices often get tangled up in is credentialing a new doctor who recently graduated. Take, for example, an established community optometry practice in Kansas that signed on a new associate—a recent optometry grad. Since the doctor was a new grad, the office...
Tailored solutions for your practice. You’ve got your credentialing game plan in order. You’re running the plays. But every once in a while, you need your back-up quarterback to step in. Our Custom Credentialing Projects service supports you when credentialing is too much to handle on your own, so your practice isn’t disrupted. Download the PDF »
A proactive approach to staying on top of your credentialing. Credentialing is a low-grade headache. It’s a distraction. Always in the background. Paperwork is scattered. Deadlines are missed. The details can be overwhelming. Our credentialing team focuses exclusively on the ongoing demands of your credentialing. We cover all the bases to ensure there are no disruptions to your practice. Download the PDF »
OUTSOURCE YOUR CREDENTIALING. Brought to you by Professional Eye Care Associates of America (PECAA), and in partnership with RevCycle Partners, this webinar discusses problems related to credentialing and why you should outsource your credentialing. Listen to the stories of optometrists about the difficulties with credentialing in-house, how credentialing problems can sideline your practice, and the benefits you reap when you outsource your credentialing. In this webinar, RevCycle Partners...
AVOID CLAIM DENIALS. Brought to you by RevCycle Partners, this webinar explains how you can avoid claim denials by addressing the underlying issues with credentialing. Learn more about four issues that lead to claim denials: complicated application process, confusion around closed networks, lack of tracking and documenting, and not understanding your state Medicaid process. These issues tend to be the leading causes of denials, and make it more difficult to avoid claim denials. As part of this...
IS IT TIME TO RETHINK YOUR STRATEGY When it comes to outsourcing your optometry office’s functions, it’s natural to look only at the direct costs. You analyze your in-house staff wages. And then compare them to a vendor’s fees. But there’s more to it than a basic wage to fee comparison. And it’s not an all-or-none decision. Here are some reasons for embracing outsourcing as a strategy. Free to Focus on Your Care Outsourcing at its best augments a practice’s team, with the outsourcing vendor...
A CASE STUDY ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF OUTSOURCING YOUR CREDENTIALING. By Jon Kettner The Growing Pains of a Growing Practice: A large optometry practice—with multiple locations, more than 20 providers, and spanning two states—was growing faster than its half-day credentialing specialist could keep up with. Without a dedicated full-time staff, revenue cycle management issues cascaded. The leaders of the practice worried about cash flow implications and how to credential their docs more quickly. It...
MAKE NOTE OF THESE IMPORTANT CHANGES TO CREDENTIALING FOR 2020. By Jon Kettner For many optometry practices, the new year is a time when practices ask, “What are my growth goals?” Growth, of course, is tied to healthy revenue cycle management. The new year is the perfect opportunity to make sure you’re aware of changes to credentialing in your state. Below are some changes to credentialing to make note of for the new year. If you want to add another insurance, the average insurance turnaround...
3 reasons to outsource your billing and credentialing to RevCycle Partners. Are you tired of chasing claims over and over? Do you feel like you don’t have the time to stay on top of all the details of credentialing? Are you weary of the grind of hiring and managing a competent biller? Are your unpaid claims strangling your cash flow and stealing the joy from what you do as a doctor? Download the PDF »
Fast-growing, national chain plans to outsource key functions of its optometry clinics. March 28, 2022 CHICAGO, IL – iRefract, a nation-wide network of best-in-class optometry clinics, has selected RevCycle Partners as its revenue cycle management (RCM) outsourcing partner. An RCM company for the optometric industry, RevCycle Partners will support iRefract’s growing network of eyecare practices with billing and credentialing services. “RevCycle Partners gives us the opportunity to scale our...
Ohio-based eyecare company looks to streamline its revenue cycle management operations. August 12, 2021 CHICAGO, IL – Optometric Management Group (OMG) announced that it has selected RevCycle Partners as its outsourcing partner for insurance billing and credentialing. OMG currently owns eight Ohio-based locations and has bold plans to acquire more practices in the next few years. Outsourcing its revenue cycle management functions enables OMG to create efficiencies in its operations. “We’re...
Partnership supports Cleinman objectives of helping private optometry practices grow and succeed. September 16, 2019 CHICAGO, IL – Cleinman Performance Partners, the business development consultancy for larger optometry practices, has selected RevCycle Partners, a revenue cycle management (RCM) company serving eyecare practices, as their referred revenue cycle management vendor. Cleinman works exclusively with larger private practice optometrists, providing solutions for virtually any business...
The partnership strengthens both organizations’ mission to help optometry practices thrive in today’s competitive environment. April 21, 2019 CHICAGO, IL – RevCycle Partners, a revenue cycle management company serving eyecare practices, has become a preferred vendor partner of Professional Eye Care Associates of America (PECAA), one of the premier doctor alliance groups in the U.S. The sponsorship enables RevCycle Partners to provide its expertise in insurance billing and credentialing to...
Seasoned optometry revenue cycle management team offers tailor-made credentialing services nationwide. January 28, 2019 CHICAGO, IL -- RevCycle Partners, a revenue cycle management company for eyecare practices, recently launched WeCredential, a service for optometrists who seek to outsource their credentialing tasks. WeCredential has two offerings, the first is Managed Services, which focuses exclusively on the ongoing maintenance demands of credentialing. The second, On-Demand, helps...