Question

describe the process of verifying a patient insurance why is it important to do this prior the patient office visit,what are some potential consequences of failing to verify insurance.

Answer 1

the process of verifying a patient insurance includes following steps -

• verify personal details of the patient like - name, date of birth, contact information, etc.
• ask for the photo ID card and original health insurance card.
• contact to the insurance provider.
• verify whether the patient is will be covered on the date of service or not.
• then find out the deductible amount of the health care, the patient has to pay before the insurance company.

it is important to verify a patient insurance prior the patient office visit because it makes patient informed about the payment plans and also patients will come on the appointments.

the consequences of failing to verify insurance can lead to loss of revenue and insurance fraud can also happen.