Sun Knowledge, Your Next Gen Billing Destination:
Sun Knowledge provides their years of experience and proficiency in handling major healthcare service providers. They also have earned the distinction of serving notable payers by helping them in their claims adjudication process.
Excellent references for top notch industry players make them a desired healthcare revenue cycle management partner for urgent care providers.
They guarantee 70% reduction of billing costs with 99.99% accuracy in medical claims. Also, they take pride in their team of AR experts that help in improving collections up to 98% with excellent account management strategy. The company is also 100% HIPAA compliant in their operational practices. They are also offering a free trial policy to their prospects to get a feel about their excellent best practices.
Medical billing services for urgent care centers by Sunknowledge
1. MEDICAL BILLING SERVICES
FOR URGENT CARE
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
2. Private & Confidential 2Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
SUN KNOWLEDGE OVERVIEW
Key Facts Awards, Affiliations & Certifications
‘Onshore /Offshore’ KPO & BPO Services
Serving US healthcare industry since 2007
Robust & scalable infrastructure
State-of-the-art technology and systems
Highly skilled and trained staff with good
communication skills and in-depth knowledge of process
Structured training, feedback and coaching
HIPAA-HITECH compliant
State-of-the-art office inbuilt with all redundancies –
power, infrastructure and others
ISO 27001:2013 and ISO 9001:2008 certified
CMMi-SVC implementation in progress under KPMG
guidance
Member of NASSCOM, the Governing Industry body for
IT/ITES in India
Awarded ‘Best Emerging BPO Company of the year 2010’
by The Economic Times, India
Recognized as one of the foremost 'Emerging companies in
Eastern India' by NASSCOM in 2011
Awarded Asia-wide “Healthcare BPO Provider of the Year”
at the Asia BPO Excellence Awards ceremony hosted by
Asia BPO Summit on 14th February 2013 in Mumbai, India
Awarded the prestigious “Outsourcing Service Provider of
the Year” award in the Asian Outsourcing Excellence
Awards ceremony hosted by CMO Asia on 1st August 2013
in Singapore
Awarded “Highest New Job Creator (IT/ITES)” by STPI
(Software Technology Parks of India) on 3rd December 2015
Office at
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor,
New York, NY 10010
3. SUN KNOWLEDGE SERVICE PORTFOLIO
Provider Support
Member Support
Member Retention Program
Clinical Help Desk
Contact Center
Utilization Management
Medication Therapy Management
Hospital Re-admission Management
Therapeutic Interchange
Formulary Management
Clinical Services
Medical Coding & Billing
Claims Administration
Enrollment Processing & Member
Fulfillment
Credentialing
Premium billing and collections
Administrative Services
Analytics
Telemedicine Services
Remote Patient Monitoring
Application Development & Support
Technical Support
Technical Documentation
IT Services
Claims /Drug Utilization
Analysis
PDE Analysis
RAF Analysis
Payment Reconciliation
We provide services to
Providers – Physicians, Hospitals, DME, P&O, Home Health Care and Pharmacies
Payers – Commercial Plans, MA Plans, Medicaid HMOs, MAPD/PDPs, IPAs, MSOs, TPAs, PBMs and RBMs
Private & Confidential 3Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
4. SUMMARY OF SERVICES
PRACTICE
MANAGEMENT
Scheduling
Eligibility &
Authorization
Verification
Prior Authorization
Customer Care
BILLING &
COLLECTIONS
Coding
Charge Posting
Claims Submission
Payment Posting
Denial Management
Accounts Receivable
PAYER SERVICES
Claims
Adjudication
Credentialing
Utilization
Management
Customer Care
TELEMEDICINE
Telemedicine
Remote Patient
Monitoring
Private & Confidential 4Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
5. HIPAA COMPLIANCE SUMMARY
SL. COMPLIANCE ASPECT HIGHLIGHTS
1 Physical Access Authorized access only | Bio-metric access | Proximity card system | Photo ID cards | Access log review
2 General Security 24 hour security personnel | Logging of visitor details | Physical register retained for 10 years
3 Monitoring CCTV monitoring (with recording) of production area | Daily review of recording
4 Vendor Access
Signing confidentiality agreement before accessing sensitive areas | Accompanied by security personnel/employee during
all times
5 Mobile Phones All employees (except managers) are required to deposit mobile phones in the locker box before entering facility
6 Personal Baggage No backpacks or other bags allowed | All baggage to be deposited in locker box before entering facility
7
Network &
Application Usage
Unique user IDs created using Microsoft Active Directory | Access to storage devices, shared drives, USB/mass
storage devices, printers – controlled by Domain Group Policy | No wireless access points
8 Firewall
Unified Threat Management System | Internet traffic regulation using multiple filters | Network Address Translation (NAT) |
Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) | Port-mapping for traffic between Virtual LANs | Default setting to deny all traffic
9
VPN (Virtual
Private Network)
Site-to-site IPSec VPN tunnels | Authorized access via client-to-site VPN connections | Access authorization
controlled by Active Directory's authentication service
10
Redundancy
Management
Fully redundant network stack | Two ISP links configured in active-active mode | Power backup supplied by 130 KVA UPS
and 750 KVA generator | 22 KVA UPS backup for server and network systems
11
Virus & Malware
Protection
Central anti-malware system | Automatic updates | Extra protection by gateway firewall |
Centralized OS patch management system (using Microsoft's WSUS server)
12 Other Measures Fire extinguishers at key areas | Half-yearly fire drills
Private & Confidential 5Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
6. REVENUE CYCLE
MANAGEMENT
Private & Confidential 6Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
7. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE IN THE REVENUE CYCLE
360°
Revenue Cycle
Management
Services
Eligibility &
Authorization
Verification
Patient
Information
Entry
Coding
Charge Entry
Claim
Submission
Payment
Posting
Accounts
Receivable
Denial
Management
Reporting
Private & Confidential 7Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
8. SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS
Cutting-edge rapid automation technology
Up to 97% collection rate
Real-time eligibility checks & fast authorization
100% HIPAA-HITECH compliance
Turnaround time less than 48 hours max.
Low service fees with no hidden cost
Zero lockup service contract that can be cancelled anytime
Excellent references from reputed clients across the US
Real-time audits and custom reporting
Extensive payer-side experience (in claim adjudication)
Private & Confidential 8Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
9. SERVICE AREAS
We provide turnkey revenue cycle management services in the following areas:
Prosthetics & Orthotics Durable Medical Equipment Urgent Care
Pathology Emergency Rooms Skilled Nursing Facilities
Wound Care EKG Pharmacies
Cardiology Specialty Clinics Orthopedic Surgery
Anesthesia Family Practice Radiology
Rehab Centers Dermatology Physicians
Healthcare Facilities and more…
Private & Confidential 9Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
11. ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION – HIGHLIGHTS
Full range of verification services
Fast 24-hour turnaround time
Above 99.9% accuracy
Detailed documentation
100% HIPAA compliance
Experience with national and private carriers
We have the experience, training and resources to complete quick
verification checks, a feature that Urgent Care Centers love us for.
In some cases, such services can even be rendered
in real-time (with the help of rapid database access
through appropriate lookup software applications)
Private & Confidential 11Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
12. AUTHORIZATION VERIFICATION – HIGHLIGHTS
Diligent follow-up till resolution and closure
Uniform importance given to every account irrespective of size, age or claim value
Fast completion of authorization process
Periodic follow-ups to maintain authorization validity
Years of experience in working at
claims adjudication for major
insurance companies in the US
have given us a unique
understanding of the
authorization process, allowing
us to complete the process faster
than others!
Private & Confidential 12Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
14. BILLING & CODING
Private & Confidential 14Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
15. MEDICAL CODING OVERVIEW
Service Offerings
• Place of Service Based Coding – Inpatient, Outpatient Coding
• Provider Specialty Based Coding– E/M, Cardiology, Orthopedics, Physical Medicine etc.
• Review medical notes and clinical documents
• Assign ICD-10 codes for the diagnosis identified by the physician and procedure codes
(CPT/ ICD 10 PCS)
• Assign modifiers as applicable
• Code review and quality assurance
• Communication with Physician’s office for additional medical
documentation and clarification
Key Tasks
Private & Confidential 15Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
16. MEDICAL CODING – PROCESS
Downloading Allocation
CodingQuality Check
Uploading Feedbacks & Updates
Encrypted reports are
downloaded from SFTP site
Reports are allocated to
coders according to specialty
Quality checked for LCDs,
updates and client specs.
Analysis of reports, allocation
of ICD and Service codes
Analysis of reports, allocation
of ICD and CPT codes
Client reports back with
feedbacks and updates
Medical Coding Process Flow
Private & Confidential 16Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
17. MEDICAL BILLING SYSTEM
We use some of the premium medical billing software systems for coding and billing services
that cover the complete billing cycle, including:
SOAP notes review
Superbill generation and coding
Claims edit checking and correction
Claims submission through EDI clearing house at a scheduled time
Rejection management
ERA/EOB posting and reconciliation
Automatic secondary payer billing
Denial Management
Patient statement generation and mailing
Sun Knowledge handles medical billing - promptly, perfectly and
professionally – using any billing system as preferred by the
client.
Private & Confidential 17Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
18. OTHER SERVICES
Private & Confidential 18Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
19. PAYMENT/DENIAL POSTING PROCESS
Payment posting is crucial to the billing process. Due to the sensitivity of this process,
accurate and efficient payment posting process is indispensable.
Our billers are known to be highly efficient and analytical in the payment posting process.
Payment Entry Process
Select Patient Account
Select EncounterSelect Encounter
If not found
Refer Client SpecifiesDenial
Denial Code
Hold Transfer BalanceTransfer BalanceWrite-off
Post Payment
Payment
Private & Confidential 19Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
20. PRODUCTIVITY EFFICIENCY TRACKING
Employee Name Note Count Days Worked Hours Worked Notes Per Hour Max Note Time Avg. Note Time
John Smith 977 23 203.55 4.8 1:29:52 0:07:15
Jane Doe 1025 23 214.97 4.77 0:55:14 0:04:56
Rick Williams 913 21 207.07 4.06 1:27:08 0:07:14
Robert Frost 870 21 187.35 4.64 0:42:54 0:04:05
Dan Chesser 910 23 216.47 4.2 3:50:55 0:06:18
Derek Malia 823 23 210.37 3.91 7:01:30 0:04:37
Our clients depend on transparency.
We provide our clients with the ability to maintain detailed tracking for increased productivity
and efficiency.
Sample Report
Private & Confidential 20Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
21. TELEMEDICINE
Our customizable telemedicine platform (offered through our telemedicine partner GoTelecare Inc.)
connects patients, healthcare providers and ancillary staff members to complete face-to-face
consultations
o Reduces healthcare costs
o Decreases patient wait times for patient appointments
o Increases patient satisfaction
o Simple, easy to use user interface
Diabetic Verification Form
o Expedites the process to receive the returned, signed Diabetic Verification Form from the
primary care physician
Prescription Refills
o For rental devices; decreases the time associated with
obtaining a prescription refill
Private & Confidential 21Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
22. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
MANAGEMENT
Private & Confidential 22Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
23. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FOLLOW-UP
Our A/R follow-up service is designed to increase the Revenue Collection for our
clients.
The process begins after the Provider creates and sends Health Insurance Claims
(Electronic/Paper claims or Manual HCFA forms) to various Insurance Companies.
Depending on the transmission type and length of time since submission, we
begin our follow-ups.
Private & Confidential 23Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
24. THE SUN KNOWLEDGE EDGE
Sun Knowledge’s trained and highly-skilled billing and AR follow up
personnel can help Providers submit claims to the correct Payer(s) and
follow up with them to realize the maximum payment fast!
When claims need
to be chased,
we know
whom to ask,
when to ask
and
how to ask!
Private & Confidential 24Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
25. STEPS IN A/R FOLLOW-UP
A/R Analysis
14% of all claims submitted to the payers are denied and have to be resubmitted, appealed
or written off by providers
50% of denied claims are never re-filed
50-70% of denied claims have higher chance of being recovered
Follow-up with payer
Aggressive follow up with the insurance company's on all accounts at any
stage of the aging bucket plays an important part in A/R follow up activities.
Closure of claim
Reducing days in A/R, claims submission and
improving collection ratio with an increase in the
probability of payment through timely follow-up is
what we excel in!
Private & Confidential 25Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
26. SAMPLE OF AGENT-WISE A/R REPORT
User ID
Touched
Accounts
Note
Count
Days Worked
Hours
Worked
Notes Per
Hour
Max Note Time
Average
Note Time
XX12_GT 37 37 1 8.22 4.5 0:20:06 0:02:00
XX13_GT 50 51 1 8.83 5.77 0:35:44 0:05:45
XX14_GT 37 37 1 8.9 4.16 0:15:26 0:02:19
XX15_GT 41 41 1 8.65 4.74 0:38:47 0:09:48
XX16_GT 34 48 1 9.32 5.15 0:23:57 0:03:45
XX17_GT 83 83 1 9.63 8.62 0:42:35 0:02:37
XX18_GT 50 50 1 9.3 5.38 0:35:14 0:05:18
XX19_GT 45 46 1 9.65 4.77 0:24:11 0:05:05
XX20_GT 53 53 1 8.87 5.98 0:33:47 0:04:01
XX21_GT 14 14 1 9.93 1.41 0:37:20 0:08:23
Total Touched 444 460 Total time 91.30 5.04
Average Touched 44 46 Average time 9.13
Private & Confidential 26Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
27. SAMPLE OF A/R AGING REPORT
SUN KNOWLEDGE WEEKLY AR AGEING REPORT FOR Client X Inc. - 07/06/2015 through 07/12/2015
PAYER
>120 Days 91 – 120 Days 61 – 90 Days 31 – 60 Days
Claims Completed Remaining Claims Completed Remaining Claims Completed Remaining Claims Completed Remaining
AARP HEALTH CARE
OPTIONS
26 23 3 17 16 1 44 41 3 37 32 5
AMERICAN TRANSIT
INSURANCE COMPANY
12 11 1 6 5 1 15 15 0 10 10 0
BCBS 28 24 4 16 13 3 41 37 4 32 30 2
MAGNACARE 13 12 1 9 9 0 23 22 1 11 10 1
HIP_PALLADIAN
HEALTH
6 6 0 12 9 3 12 10 2 15 15 0
MANAGED PHYSICAL
NETWORK
12 10 2 8 7 1 10 10 0 10 8 2
MAGNACARE 7 7 0 11 9 2 5 5 0 8 3 5
OXFORD 12 9 3 17 12 5 23 22 1 22 16 6
STATE FARM
INSURANCE
7 6 1 4 4 0 5 5 0 4 4 0
TOUCHSTONE HEALTH 5 5 0 8 6 2 6 4 2 16 12 4
UNITED HEALTHCARE 31 28 3 23 20 3 49 43 6 41 39 2
Private & Confidential 27Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
28. BENEFIT HIGHLIGHTS
Reduction in
accounts receivable
by up to 30%
within 1 month
Accounts Receivable
recovery cost starts from
1%
of collections
Expert handling of accounts
receivable by highly
experienced staff
Same attention to every
cash amount regardless of
its size or source
Demonstrated expertise in
working on difficult-to-
recover aging A/R
Over 7 years’ experience
in claim adjudication for
major US insurance plans
Private & Confidential 28Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
29. DENIAL MANAGEMENT
Private & Confidential 29Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
30. REASONS FOR DENIAL
Authorization Issues
Referral Issues
Medical Necessity and Medical
Records requests
Non-Participation with Insurance
Network
Terminated Insurance
Coordination of benefits
Wrong Diagnosis
Inclusive Procedures
Partial Payments
Out-of-network claim status and
deductibles
EDI Rejections
No status and No claim on File
PIP cases
Private & Confidential 30Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
31. STEPS IN DENIAL MANAGEMENT
Claim Correction and Resubmission
These are the claims which are corrected, modified, and resubmitted as a corrected
claim to Insurance companies.
For such claims, every effort is made to resolve the denial to avoid billing the patient.
Patients' Responsibility
These are claims which cannot be further worked upon and the final bill is sent to the
patient for payment collection.
The reasons for sending the patient a bill generally include In-Network deductibles and
non-covered benefits as per the insurance plan. Patients receive a statement with a
clear explanation for the balance due.
1
2
2 Categories of Denial Management
Private & Confidential 31Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
32. DISTRIBUTION OF DENIED CLAIMS
24%
11%
3%
35%
17%
10%
Distribution of Denied Claims
Auth Related
Coding Correction Required
OON Issue
Others
Patient info missing
Timely Filing
Claims denied as Others are due to the following reasons:
Claim denied as duplicate
Claim previously paid
Patient not eligible on DOS
Payer didn’t receive EOB from primary payer
Provider needs to verify if item billed is rental or purchase
Bill Primary
Patient not covered due to pre-existing condition
Plan doesn’t cover medical services such as DME
Not covered by member’s plan
Claim exceed maximum number times it can be billed
Private & Confidential 32Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
33. TECHNOLOGY, OPERATIONAL &
COMPLIANCE FRAMEWORK
Private & Confidential 33Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
34. IT INFRASTRUCTURE
Service continuity supported by BCP and disaster management mechanisms
100% redundancy in all IT assets, providing high-availability and reliability
12 Mbps leased line internet connectivity provided by two ISPs in load sharing and automatic
failover configuration
Data protection and security provided by a leading firewall system combined with other physical
and logical access controls
Voice telephony infrastructure built using E1 lines provided by two IPLC providers
Avaya PBX with IVR, ACD and CTI functionalities and 100% call recording & reporting features
Data center with 13 IBM x3650 rack servers with rack mounted UPS
Polycom VSX 7000A video conference system for remote training and client communication
24/7/365 IT-Infrastructure support personnel for user support, using ticket management system
120 KVA on-line UPS power backup systems and additional backup provided by 180 KVA power
generator
Private & Confidential 34Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
35. OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK
TRANSITION
Project scoping
& planning
Knowledge
transfer –
Process training
and assessment
Process
documentation
Solution
customization
Infrastructure
set up
Pilot/Transition
period
TRAINING
Training Need
Identification
Customized
training program
as per client’s
requirement
Pre-process &
process training
Voice & accent
and cultural
training
Refresher
training
PRODUCTION
Project
management
approach
Exception
handling and
reporting
Effective
coaching &
monitoring
practices
Periodic review
and evaluation
Service level
management
and reporting
QUALITY
Regular audit for
process and
deliverables
Identify and
analyze errors
to take
corrective
measures
Flowcharting
and root cause
analysis for
process
improvement
measures
Management
reporting of
quality
assurance
activities
Capacity
planning
Forecasting,
staffing &
scheduling
Real time
reporting
Billing and
revenue
management
MIS / WFM
Ensure 100%
adherence to
federal / data
protection laws
Governance &
compliance
audits
Organization
preparedness
for client & third
party audits
HIPAA
compliance
CONTROL &
COMPLIANCE
PROJECT MANAGEMENT & OVERSIGHT
IT INFRASTRUCTURE– TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY
Private & Confidential 35Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
36. GOVERNANCE MODEL
Sun Knowledge
Governance
Structure
Steering Committee
Program Management Office
Project Delivery Team
Executive sponsorship
Management oversight
Ensure business goals and
engagement goals alignment
Ensure tangible results and
demonstrable value
Continuously educate & report
executive leadership on the
critical success factors of
engagement
Plan and implement change;
define, establish performance,
metrics aligned to goal
Review project scope, timeline
and budget and monitor project
progress
Communication, status reporting
& escalation to steering
committee
Manage cross team
dependencies
Identify, initiate & institutionalize
process improvements
Oversee knowledge repository
building
Project Management
Scope Management
Knowledge
Management
Change Management
Ensure successful
engagement startup
Quality Management
Resource Management
Communication &
Status Reporting
Issue Management
Monitor & measure
knowledge transfer
process
Incorporate industry
best practices
Private & Confidential 36Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
37. QUALITY ASSURANCE & CONTROL
Our Quality Control & Assurance processes help us meet our client’s expectations and SLA target. We
use Quality Assurance program to set production and quality goals. Our daily quality audit activities
ensure that we evaluate our agents’ work on all relevant criteria.
The highest quality is ensured by carrying out rigorous quality assurance and control activities such as,
Periodic process review
Process audit
Testing deliverables and root cause analysis
Process improvement / re-engineering
Incorporating customer feedback
Internal quality audit of client deliverables & review reporting
Weekly/monthly monitoring of productivity reports
Private & Confidential 37Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
38. COMPLIANCE KEY FACTS
Well defined policies to cover compliance aspects
Written procedures covering compliance aspects
Proactive compliance reporting and issue escalation
Action list for changes in rules and regulations by regulatory authorities
Compliance evaluation framework
Periodical training on compliance issues and update
Periodic audit and review mechanism to address potential compliance risks
Implementation of data privacy and security standards like HIPAA-HITECH and ISO 27001
Incident reporting for data security violation
Compliance awareness among the employees and reward on compliance reporting
Compliance violation by employees leads to employee retraining and reassessment
Sun Knowledge has defined and established a process and system to avoid compliance risks while
carrying out operations and encourages employees to proactively report compliance issues to
the higher management.
Private & Confidential 38Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
39. COMPLIANCE ESCALATION STRUCTURE
Service Delivery
Service Delivery Mgr
(Service Delivery POC)
Head of Operations
(1st Level Escalation
POC)
Operations
CEO & MD
(Final Escalation POC)
Executive Board
Board of Directors
Compliance
Compliance Mgr
(Compliance Escalation
POC)
Head of Compliance
Compliance
Team Lead
Process Team Lead
(Service Delivery POC)
Technology
Technology Mgr
Quality
Quality Mgr
HR/Training
HR/Training Mgr
Compliance
Issue
Trigger Point
Process Team Leader will inform
Service Delivery Manager and
Compliance Manager immediately
after occurrence of the event
Compliance Manager/ Service Delivery
Manager will assign the severity of the
compliance issue
Compliance Escalation Path
Severe Compliance Escalation Path
Private & Confidential 39Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
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40. CHALLENGES & RESPONSES
Private & Confidential 40Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
41. CHALLENGES & OUR APPROACH
Assignment of adequate staff
Completion of secondary verification
Rigorous audit
Time consuming with limited staff
Documentation collection requires
continuous follow-up
Increased TAT
Time consuming with limited staff
Secondary verification not carried out
Checking Authorization
Requirement and
Obtaining Authorization
Eligibility Verification
Patient Demographics /
Insurance / Charge Entry
Transaction audit to minimize errors;
reduces denial due to missing patient
information
TASK DESCRIPTION CHALLENGES APPROACH
Missing information / Key-in errors
Increased denial rate
Increased TAT
Assignment of adequate staff
Systematic and regular follow-up with
physicians’ offices & payors to collect
documentation and obtain authorization
Proper tracking mechanism
Private & Confidential 41Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
42. CHALLENGES & OUR APPROACH
Defining KPI for rejection management
process and assigning responsibility
Claims reconciliation and exception
report generation
Unapplied balance
Accumulation of backlog
Manual posting
Denials not posted
Delayed correction and resubmission
Possible loss of payment
Payment Posting
Rejection Management
Paper Claim Submission
Proper tracking of every submission of
paper claims
Moving to EDI based submission
whenever possible will reduce cost of
manual work and faster payment cycle
TASK DESCRIPTION CHALLENGES APPROACH
Additional work for printing and
faxing/mailing
Delayed filing leading to denials
Lack of information about the actual
status
Defining guidelines
Review of patient payments
Define KPI – TAT & Accuracy
Denial posting and review
Private & Confidential 42Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
43. CHALLENGES & OUR APPROACH
Proper documentation – process
manual, guidelines & checklists
Defining proper tracking mechanism
through various reports -Ageing, Status,
Daily, Exception
Generate exception reports and regular
audit of every process tasks
Defining KPIs and assigning
responsibility
Lack of clarity of claims volume and
current status affects management
decision making process
Impact on overall billing process
performance and improvement
Decreased productive efficiency
Process Administration
and Reporting
AR Follow-up &
Denial Management
Regular analysis, follow-up and review
Transaction audit
TASK DESCRIPTION CHALLENGES APPROACH
Accumulation of backlog
Denials not posted
Claims reconciliation issue
Private & Confidential 43Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
44. SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
Private & Confidential 44Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
45. EVEN MORE BENEFITS
Private & Confidential 45Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
ACTIVE BRANDING & VIGOROUS LEAD GENERATION THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
3.4
Million
Healthcare
Providers
Tap into our massive, and ever-growing, database
of over 3 million healthcare providers from every
corner of the US, and discover your next client!
Active
Multi-
Channel
Marketing
Targeted, high quality lead generation through various
digital channels for B2B marketing such as Email
marketing, SEO (Search Engine Optimization), LinkedIn®
marketing, PPC (Pay Per Click) advertising, and more!
46. SUMMARY OF BENEFITS
Very Little Risk
• Proven track record in providing healthcare BPO/KPO services
• Experienced in providing services to both payers and providers
• Experienced working with various software platforms
• Quick and efficient resource for special projects requiring technical and process expertise
Significant Upside Potential
• Great understanding of the Healthcare Industry. Operation scale-up with a short notice
• Extremely competitive rates, greater productivity, improved quality, increased member and provider
satisfaction
Proven Process Performance
• Low denial rate reduced collection time increase in revenue collection
• Billing & Coding Accuracy > 99.9%; TAT: 24 – 48 hours
• Adherence to CMS billing requirements
Clear Communication and Quick Response at All Times
ISO 27001:2013 & HIPAA Compliance for End-user Data Privacy and Protection
Private & Confidential 46Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
47. TESTIMONIALS
Private & Confidential 47Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
48. CLIENTSPEAK
“We have had the pleasure of working with the Sun Knowledge team
throughout the few months utilizing their services for patient data entry and
eligibility verification. They are a devoted and responsible team that is highly
experience in what they do. They are always concerned about the client’s
needs and are always there to help. I highly recommend the services offered
by Sun Knowledge.”
COO of a leading medical billing and credentialing company in New York
“Your team amazed me with the manual and the amount of info you provided
with that short training session.”
Practice Manager of a major Dermatology group in New York and New Jersey
Private & Confidential 48Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
49. CLIENTSPEAK
“My firm has evaluated an outsourcing transaction with Sun Knowledge. They provide
superior service at a very attractive rate and have demonstrated to us their commitment to
this partnership. Their expertise across various process areas in the PDP/MAPD domain
and unique cost structure puts them in an incredible position to work with plans
throughout the healthcare industry.”
Chairman, President and CEO of a major New York based Health Plan
“Our company is very pleased with the administrative, and business analytical solutions
which Sun Knowledge delivers to our company from a quality & cost perspective. They
have been a true partner in bringing industry expertise, and innovative solutions to the
table. Their ability to grow with our evolving needs for higher end services such as
clinical services is a significant differentiator among healthcare business process
outsourcing firms.”
Executive Vice President of Operations of a leading MSO
Private & Confidential 49Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
50. CLIENTSPEAK
“I was always against the idea of outsourcing our back end claims processing
work but I was wrong. Sun Knowledge provided extraordinary deliverables
on a timely basis which led to cost cutting considerably for us.”
CEO of a leading MA-PD Plan
Private & Confidential 50Phone: (646) 661-7853 | E-mail: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
Ronnie Hastings
(646) 661-7853
Email: ronnie.hastings@sunknowledge.com
Sun Knowledge
41 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor,
New York, NY 10010
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