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๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€. ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ. ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต...
22/05/2026

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€. ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ. ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด โ€” ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜ Amarae Telemedicine Academy (ATA), ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€. ๐Ÿฅ

๐Ÿ”น WHAT IS MEDICAL CODING?
Medical coding is the process of translating clinical documentation โ€” diagnoses, procedures, symptoms, and services โ€” into standardised universal codes used for billing and insurance claims.

These codes are the language that connects healthcare providers, insurance companies and billing systems worldwide.

๐Ÿ”น THE THREE CODE SETS EVERY MVA MUST KNOW:

1๏ธโƒฃ ICD-10-CM (International Classification of Diseases โ€” 10th Revision โ€” Clinical Modification)
โ†’ Used to code patient DIAGNOSES
โ†’ Every disease, condition, symptom and injury has a specific ICD-10-CM code
โ†’ Used universally โ€” the same code applies worldwide
โ†’ Example: A patient with hypertension = code I10

2๏ธโƒฃ ICD-10-PCS (International Classification of Diseases โ€” 10th Revision โ€” Procedure Coding System)
โ†’ Used to code INPATIENT PROCEDURES in hospital settings
โ†’ Highly detailed and specific
โ†’ Used by hospitals for inpatient billing

3๏ธโƒฃ CPT (Current Procedural Terminology)
โ†’ Used to code OUTPATIENT SERVICES and procedures
โ†’ Created and maintained by the American Medical Association
โ†’ Used for billing office visits, tests, surgeries and treatments
โ†’ Example: A standard office visit = CPT 99213

๐Ÿ”น THE MVA'S ROLE IN MEDICAL CODING
As an MVA I am not the primary medical coder โ€” that is a specialist role. However I must have solid foundational knowledge to:
โ†’ Verify that the correct codes are being used on claims
โ†’ Identify obvious coding errors before claim submission
โ†’ Understand denial reasons related to coding
โ†’ Communicate accurately with coders and providers

๐Ÿ”น ONE IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER
If ever unsure about a code โ€” every clinical condition has one correct universal code that can be verified through trusted medical coding resources. Accuracy is everything.

One wrong code = one denied claim = lost revenue.

This is the level of coding awareness I am building โ€” so every claim I touch is accurate from the start.

Are you confident your claims are using the right codes every time? If not โ€” let us talk. ๐Ÿ“ฉ

๐—” ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜†, ๐˜„...
21/05/2026

๐—” ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜†, ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐—” ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ โ€” ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น. ๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ”น THE FULL PA WORKFLOW
Here is exactly what happens step by step:
1๏ธโƒฃ Provider orders the service or referral
2๏ธโƒฃ MVA verifies whether PA is required for that specific service
3๏ธโƒฃ MVA gathers all required clinical documentation
4๏ธโƒฃ MVA selects and completes the correct PA form
5๏ธโƒฃ Request is submitted to the insurance company
6๏ธโƒฃ Insurance company reviews the request
7๏ธโƒฃ Decision is issued โ€” approved, denied or pending
8๏ธโƒฃ MVA communicates the outcome to the provider and patient

๐Ÿ”น THE 5 PILLARS OF A STRONG PA REQUEST
1. Complete and accurate patient information
2. Medical necessity โ€” this is the heart of every PA request
3. Correct CPT and ICD-10 codes
4. Comprehensive supporting documentation
5. Timely and accurate submission

Every single pillar matters. Miss one and the request is at risk.

๐Ÿ”น COMMON REASONS PA REQUESTS GET DENIED:
โ†’ Medical necessity not clearly established
โ†’ Wrong CPT or ICD codes used
โ†’ Out of network provider
โ†’ Step therapy requirements not met
โ†’ Duplicate authorization
โ†’ Missing documentation
โ†’ PA submitted AFTER the service was already rendered
โ†’ Incorrect member ID or patient name on the form
โ†’ Outdated form or form submitted to wrong payer
โ†’ Service is a plan exclusion

๐Ÿ”น PA DENIAL AND APPEAL
When a PA is denied โ€” it is not always the end. A skilled MVA knows how to:
โ†’ Identify the exact reason for denial
โ†’ Gather additional supporting documentation
โ†’ Submit a well prepared appeal within the required timeframe
โ†’ Follow up consistently until a decision is made

This is the depth of Prior Authorization knowledge I am building โ€” so every PA request I handle gives the provider the best possible chance of approval.

Is your practice dealing with frequent PA denials? That is a problem I am trained to solve. ๐Ÿ“ฉ

๐——๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ โ€” ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ? ๐ŸšจThis hap...
20/05/2026

๐——๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ โ€” ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ? ๐Ÿšจ

This happens when Prior Authorization is skipped or done incorrectly.

This weekend at Amarae Telemedicine Academy (ATA), we covered Prior Authorization in depth โ€” and I want to break it down for every healthcare provider reading this.

๐Ÿ”น WHAT IS PRIOR AUTHORIZATION?
Prior Authorization (PA) is the mandatory approval process required by an insurance company BEFORE a patient receives a specific medical service, procedure, medication, or referral.

Without it โ€” the claim can be denied even if the service was medically necessary.

๐Ÿ”น WHY DOES PRIOR AUTHORIZATION EXIST?
Insurance companies use PA as a cost control and medical necessity gate. It exists to ensure that:
โ†’ Services are medically necessary and not elective or experimental
โ†’ The least costly, equally effective treatment has been considered first
โ†’ The correct in-network provider is being used
โ†’ Duplicate services are not being billed
โ†’ High cost medications, procedures and equipment are justified before approval

๐Ÿ”น WHO IS INVOLVED IN THE PA PROCESS?
โ†’ The Provider โ€” orders the service or referral
โ†’ The Medical Virtual Assistant โ€” verifies PA requirements, gathers documentation and submits the request
โ†’ The Insurance Company โ€” reviews and issues a decision
โ†’ The Patient โ€” may need to provide information or consent
โ†’ The Pharmacist โ€” involved when PA is needed for medications
โ†’ The Specialist โ€” may be required for specialist referrals

As an MVA I sit right at the centre of this process โ€” making sure every PA request is complete, accurate and submitted correctly so the provider gets paid and the patient gets the care they need.

A missed or incorrect PA request can mean:
โ†’ Denied claims
โ†’ Delayed patient care
โ†’ Lost revenue for the practice

This is why Prior Authorization management is one of the most critical MVA skills.

Are you a provider currently handling your own PA requests? Let us talk about how I can take that off your plate. ๐Ÿ“ฉ

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜†. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—–๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ โ€” ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ...
20/05/2026

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜†. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—–๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ โ€” ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜†, ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ถ๐˜. ๐Ÿ”„

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜†. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—–๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ โ€” ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ...
20/05/2026

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜†. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—–๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ โ€” ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜ Amarae Telemedicine Academy (ATA), ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ถ๐˜. ๐Ÿ”„

Here is the complete Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) breakdown:

1๏ธโƒฃ PRE-REGISTRATION & SCHEDULING
Collecting patient information and scheduling appointments before the visit. Getting this right sets the entire cycle up for success.

2๏ธโƒฃ INSURANCE ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION
Confirming the patient's insurance is active and covers the services they need โ€” before they even walk through the door.

3๏ธโƒฃ PRIOR AUTHORIZATION
Getting approval from the insurance company for specific services or procedures before they are performed. Skipping this step can mean zero payment.

4๏ธโƒฃ PATIENT ENCOUNTER & DOCUMENTATION
The actual visit. Everything discussed and performed must be accurately documented โ€” this is where transcription and scribing become critical.

5๏ธโƒฃ CODING & CHARGE CAPTURE
Translating the documented services into the correct ICD diagnosis codes and CPT procedure codes. Wrong codes = denied claims.

6๏ธโƒฃ CLAIM SUBMISSION
Submitting the completed and verified claim to the insurance company for payment. Must be clean, complete and submitted on time.

7๏ธโƒฃ ADJUDICATION
The insurance company reviews the claim and decides what to pay, reduce, or deny. This is completely out of the provider's control โ€” which is why accuracy at every previous step matters.

8๏ธโƒฃ PAYMENT POSTING
Recording the payment received from the insurer accurately into the practice's financial system.

9๏ธโƒฃ DENIAL MANAGEMENT
Identifying why a claim was denied, correcting the error, and resubmitting โ€” quickly and correctly.

๐Ÿ”Ÿ PATIENT COLLECTIONS
Billing the patient for any remaining balance after insurance has paid their portion.

Why does this matter for my role as an MVA?

Because I touch multiple stages of this cycle every single day. From scheduling and verification to documentation, submission and follow-up โ€” a skilled MVA keeps this entire cycle flowing without breakdowns.

Is your revenue cycle running smoothly? If not โ€” let us talk. ๐Ÿ“ฉ

๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—บ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ โ€” ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„...
13/05/2026

๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—บ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ โ€” ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜ Amarae Telemedicine Academy (ATA), ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜. ๐Ÿ“‹

Let me walk you through it:

๐Ÿ”น THE SUPERBILL โ€” The document that controls everything
The superbill is the master document generated after every patient visit. It contains:
โ†’ Patient demographics and insurance information
โ†’ Date of service
โ†’ Diagnosis codes (ICD codes)
โ†’ Procedure codes (CPT codes)
โ†’ Provider information and signatures
โ†’ Fees for services rendered

Without a complete and accurate superbill, no claim can be submitted correctly.

๐Ÿ”น THE CMS 1500 โ€” The standard medical claim form
The CMS 1500 is the universal claim form used to bill insurance companies for outpatient services. Every field matters:
โ†’ Patient and insured information
โ†’ Diagnosis codes
โ†’ Service details and procedure codes
โ†’ Provider and billing information
โ†’ Signature and authorization

As an MVA, I need to know exactly what goes in every single field and why.

๐Ÿ”น THE PRE-SUBMISSION CHECKLIST โ€” What an MVA checks before a claim goes out
Before any claim leaves the practice I check:
โ†’ Patient demographics are correct and complete
โ†’ Insurance details are verified and active
โ†’ All diagnosis and procedure codes are accurate
โ†’ Superbill matches the claim form exactly
โ†’ Provider information is correct
โ†’ No missing fields or signatures

๐Ÿ”น POST-SUBMISSION FLOW โ€” What happens after the claim is sent
โ†’ Claim tracking โ€” monitoring submission status
โ†’ Payment posting โ€” recording payments received
โ†’ Follow-up โ€” chasing unpaid or pending claims
โ†’ Denial management โ€” identifying and correcting rejected claims

This is the full lifecycle of a medical claim โ€” and as an MVA I am trained to manage every single step of it.

Is your practice losing revenue to unchecked claims? Let us fix that. ๐Ÿ“ฉ

12/05/2026
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12/05/2026

๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐˜€ โ€” ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ โ€” ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ (๐—ฉ๐—ข๐—•). ๐Ÿ”

This weekend at Amarae Telemedicine Academy (ATA), we covered this in detail. Here's what every healthcare provider needs to know:

What is VOB?
Verification of Benefits is the process of confirming a patient's insurance coverage BEFORE their appointment. It tells the provider exactly what the insurance will and won't cover โ€” before any service is rendered.

Why is VOB so critical?
โ†’ Prevents surprise billing for patients
โ†’ Reduces claim denials and rejections
โ†’ Protects the practice from financial loss
โ†’ Creates a smooth patient experience from the very start

What does an MVA check during VOB?
โ†’ Coverage status โ€” is the patient's insurance currently active?
โ†’ Plan type โ€” HMO, PPO, EPO or other
โ†’ Network status โ€” is the provider in-network?
โ†’ Deductible โ€” how much has been met so far?
โ†’ Co-pay amount per visit
โ†’ Out of pocket maximum
โ†’ Coverage details and visit limits
โ†’ Referral requirements
โ†’ Prior authorization needs

The 5 methods to verify a patient's insurance:
1๏ธโƒฃ Collect patient insurance details
2๏ธโƒฃ EHR eligibility checker
3๏ธโƒฃ Phone call to the insurance company
4๏ธโƒฃ Clearinghouse โ€” e.g. Office Ally
5๏ธโƒฃ IVR System (Interactive Voice Response)

And knowing how to choose the RIGHT method for each situation? That's what separates a trained MVA from an untrained one.

Is your team currently verifying benefits before EVERY appointment? If not โ€” your practice may be losing money unnecessarily.

That's exactly what I'm training to fix. ๐Ÿ“ฉ

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ โ€” ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ. ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜, ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด...
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๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ โ€” ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ. ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜, ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ป-๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ. ๐Ÿ’ก

This weekend at Amarae Telemedicine Academy, we covered the key insurance terms every MVA must know. Let me break them down in plain English:

๐Ÿ’ฐ PREMIUM
The monthly amount a patient (or employer) pays to keep their insurance active. Think of it as a subscription fee for healthcare coverage.

๐Ÿ“Š DEDUCTIBLE
The amount a patient must pay OUT OF POCKET before their insurance starts covering costs. For example โ€” if the deductible is $1,000, the patient pays the first $1,000 of medical bills themselves.

๐Ÿฅ CO-PAY
A fixed amount the patient pays for each visit or service โ€” regardless of the total bill. For example โ€” $20 every time they see a doctor.

๐Ÿ”’ OUT OF POCKET MAXIMUM
The most a patient will ever pay in one year. Once they hit this limit, insurance covers 100% of costs for the rest of the year.

โœ… ELIGIBILITY
Is the patient currently covered by their insurance? This must be verified BEFORE every appointment.

๐ŸŒ IN-NETWORK vs OUT-OF-NETWORK
โ†’ In-network providers = approved by the insurance plan = lower cost for patient
โ†’ Out-of-network providers = not approved = much higher cost

๐Ÿ“‹ CREDENTIALING
The process of verifying that a healthcare provider is approved and qualified to work with a specific insurance company.

Why does this matter for my MVA role?

Because I handle billing, insurance verification, and patient coordination. If I don't speak the language of insurance โ€” I can't protect your practice from costly errors.

Save this post โ€” these are terms you'll use every single day in healthcare! ๐Ÿ’ช

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๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜ Amarae Telemedicine Academy (ATA), ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฟ...
12/05/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜ Amarae Telemedicine Academy (ATA), ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ โ€” ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—•๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. ๐Ÿ’ฐ

And honestly? It changed the way I see my role entirely.

So what exactly is medical billing?

Medical billing is the process of translating healthcare services into claims that are submitted to insurance companies for payment. It is the financial backbone of every healthcare practice โ€” and without it being done correctly, providers simply don't get paid.

As an MVA, I sit right in the middle of this process.

๐Ÿ”น THE KEY PEOPLE IN MEDICAL BILLING:
โ†’ The Provider โ€” the doctor or clinic delivering the care
โ†’ The Patient โ€” the person receiving the care
โ†’ The Payer โ€” the insurance company processing the claim
โ†’ The MVA โ€” the one making sure everything flows accurately between all three

๐Ÿ”น KEY MEDICAL BILLING TERMS every MVA must know:
โ†’ Accounts Receivable โ€” money owed to the practice for services rendered
โ†’ Allowed Amount โ€” the maximum an insurer will pay for a service
โ†’ Balance Billing โ€” billing the patient for the difference between the provider's charge and the allowed amount
โ†’ Clean Claim โ€” a claim submitted correctly with no errors the first time
โ†’ Deductible โ€” amount patient pays before insurance coverage begins
โ†’ EOB (Explanation of Benefits) โ€” document from insurer explaining what was paid and why
โ†’ ERA (Electronic Remittance Advice) โ€” electronic version of payment explanation
โ†’ Timely Filing Limit โ€” the deadline for submitting a claim to an insurer

Why does this matter?

Because one billing error can mean a rejected claim, delayed payment, or financial loss for the practice. A trained MVA who understands billing terminology protects the practice from all of that.

This is the level of knowledge I am building โ€” so every provider I work with can trust that their revenue is in safe hands.

Are you currently struggling with billing errors or claim rejections? That is exactly what I am training to fix. ๐Ÿ“ฉ

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