The healthcare industry is witnessing evolving payment models as the healthcare industry transitions from Fee-for-Service to Quality-based Reimbursement. Regardless of the care setting, Ascent’s team of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists and Certified Coders helps your practice achieve meaningful compliance under various Quality Reporting Programs.

We have the unique ability to provide focused feedback to individual care providers irrespective of size which helps to consistently improve both your financial and clinical outcomes!

Visit our HIM Offerings (HIM Page) to review our service offerings that significantly enhance your CDI objectives.

An inefficient Patient Management and Statement process often has a significant impact on the Patient/Provider relationship, from both a clinical and financial perspective. As high deductible health plans (such as HSAs) become more widely adopted due to increasing healthcare costs, Ascent works in close partnership with your practice to enhance Patient Relations and maintain a steady level of patronage.

Ascent works in Partnership with your practice to help Patients:

• Understand the care payment status (deductibles, balance owed, denied claims, etc.).
• Decide how best to pay the bill (in full, by check, credit card, payment installments that are closely tracked, etc.).  Payments can be mailed, called in or even made on Ascent’s web site.
• Quickly identify patients’ qualification for state assistance and/or charity programs.
• Obtain pre-authorizations within the time limits allowed.
• Obtain correct insurance information or identify payment options, if insurance provided to the facility is denied.
• Obtain secondary insurance information.
• Avoid having their accounts turned over to collections agencies for possible credit violations.