WCH NEWS
Gratitude to our dear community
4/10/2022
Support that saves livesShortly after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, WCH Service Bureau organized a donation campaign to collect medical supplies and send them to the Ukrainian people. We are astonished by the commitment and continuous contribution of our clients and partners. To date, over 50 ...
Your secret formula for dealing with Medicare deactivation
3/3/2022
Dealing with Medicare Deactivation has never been easy. The sole fact of losing your billing privileges is extremely frustrating, let alone costly to your practice.But what if we told you that there is a tangible way to regain your privileges quickly and efficiently?Just recently, our credentialing ...
Do it right - WCH it! Our way of dealing with injustice
3/2/2022
Each day, our billing experts encounter hundreds of claim denials, rejections, and underpayments. At WCH Service Bureau, our account representatives identify and reprocess every claim that has not been paid appropriately. Most underpayments are completely random and are caused by nothing but mistake...
WCH has joined HBMA Payer Relations Comittee
2/24/2022
WCH Service Bureau is proud to contribute to an improvement of the revenue cycle management processes, guidelines, and regulations not only for our clients but for all healthcare providers nationwide. This month, Olga Khabinskay, our Credentialing Manager and Director of Operations, joined the Healt...
MIPS: your dos and don'ts
2/23/2022
Dear providers, now is the perfect time to get acquainted with MIPS!Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is a compulsory quality payment and incentive program (QPP) for Medicare-participating providers. It is an annual evaluation campaign that you are obliged to sign up for if you qualify.How...
The new edition of WCH Insights is out!
2/6/2022
At WCH Service Bureau, we strive to keep our clients informed on the most important challenges of the healthcare industry. Each month, we share our insights on significant clinical and reimbursement policy updates that may have an impact on your practice. In January, our billing, credentialing, and ...
Still not using an EHR? You might be missing a lot
1/27/2022
In 2022, there is hardly any aspect of our lives that has not “moved” into the digital world yet. The Healthcare industry is not an exception. From widely available telemedicine to digital ID cards, insurances are gradually relocating healthcare to the online space. Are you sure tha...
Best medical billing solution for surgical pathologists
1/25/2022
Insurance claims billing has never been easy. At WCH Service Bureau, we know how hard it is to balance between providing top-quality services to your patients and submitting thousands of claims to benefit plans.If you have ever received any claim reimbursement from an insurance company, you probably...
Audits are coming
1/20/2022
According to our prognosis, practitioners will experience an
increasing number of insurance audits in 2022. Payment integrity programs and
special fraud investigations are on the rise. Regardless of your participation
status and specialty, you are likely to receive a request for some med...
A new issue of WCH Insights is out!
1/9/2022
As we dive into 2022, now is the perfect time to have a short recap on everything that we’ve done in the last 12 months. In 2021, WCH Service Bureau has demonstrated the following accomplishments:• 450,000 claims had been billed & submitted to payers• 1587 enrollment...
Common credentialing mistakes that can decrease your revenue
1/6/2022
Enrollment with insurance payers is a complicated and
time-consuming process. Healthcare providers have to submit tons of paperwork
and regularly follow up with insurance representatives to secure their
participation with a certain payer or a benefit plan. Moreover, if done
incorrect...
Collect your claim payments like a pro
12/16/2021
Unfortunately, insurance claim underpayments have already become extremely common. It is noteworthy that a large portion of denials occur because an insurance payer has failed to process your claims in an appropriate manner.Should this be the case – calling the payer’s customer service i...
We Can Help you deal with your contractual obligations
12/15/2021
WCH is committed to the success of our clients. For over 20
years, we have been resolving thousands of claim denials and underpayments
directly with various insurance companies and other payers. At the same time,
we have helped our clients tackle issues related to their insurance contrac...
Why it is important to keep track of your provider credentialing
12/12/2021
Contracting…participation…revalidationThese are the words that may bring a nightmarish flashback to some of you. Credentialing is truly a complicated process. Dealing with tons of enrollment contracts, exclusions, and licensing while also monitoring if your desired panel is still open, h...
5 common myths about outsourced medical billing
12/8/2021
Some healthcare providers may be hesitant to outsource their insurance claims billing to a third party. We understand your concern, considering how many myths there are about outsourced billers & coders. Let us debunk some of those.Myth: Delegating your claims to a third-party company is dangero...