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Even well-run behavioral health practices often experience preventable revenue loss due to billing inefficiencies, denial trends, or documentation inconsistencies. Therassistant’s revenue cycle audit examines how claims move through your practice—from documentation to reimbursement—to identify operational issues that affect payment accuracy and financial performance.

REVENUE CYCLE AUDIT & REIMBURSEMENT ANALYSIS
Identify revenue leaks, billing inefficiencies, and payer patterns affecting your practice

Even well-run behavioral health practices often experience preventable revenue loss due to billing inefficiencies, denial trends, or documentation inconsistencies. Therassistant’s revenue cycle audit examines how claims move through your practice—from documentation to reimbursement—to identify operational issues that affect payment accuracy and financial performance.

Our analysis provides clear insight into how your billing system is functioning and where improvements may strengthen long-term revenue stability.

  • Denied claims often signal underlying billing or documentation issues. This review evaluates denial patterns across payers to determine why claims are being rejected and where corrective action may be needed.

    Our analysis may include:

    • Identification of the most common denial reasons
    • Payer-specific denial trends
    • Billing workflow issues contributing to denials
    • Opportunities to correct recurring claim errors

    The objective is to reduce preventable denials and improve overall reimbursement reliability.

  • Accounts receivable data provides insight into how efficiently a practice’s billing system is functioning. This review examines aging claims to determine whether delays are caused by payer processing issues, claim errors, or internal workflow problems.

    Areas reviewed may include:

    • Insurance accounts receivable aging patterns
    • Outstanding claim follow-up requirements
    • Payer processing delays or recurring issues
    • Claims requiring corrective action or resubmission

    This review helps practices understand where revenue is delayed and what steps may accelerate payment.

  • Behavioral health clinicians frequently perform multiple billable activities during patient visits. When documentation does not clearly reflect those activities, legitimate billable services may go unrecognized.

    This review evaluates documentation and coding patterns to determine whether services already being performed are consistently supported in clinical notes and accurately represented on claims.

    The analysis may include:

    • Review of CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-10 code utilization patterns
    • Identification of documentation elements that support compliant billing
    • Detection of coding inconsistencies that may lead to underbilling
    • Opportunities to improve documentation clarity and alignment with billing standards

    The goal is to ensure claims accurately represent the full scope of services already provided by the clinician.

  • Many billing problems originate from workflow breakdowns rather than individual coding errors. This review evaluates how information moves through the practice—from documentation to claim submission—to identify operational risks that may affect reimbursement.

    Areas reviewed may include:

    • Claim preparation and submission workflows
    • Documentation handoff processes
    • Eligibility verification procedures
    • Internal billing controls

    By identifying workflow weaknesses, practices can address issues before they affect claim payment or compliance.

  • Insurance reimbursement patterns can vary significantly between payers. This analysis evaluates how insurers are processing claims and whether reimbursement trends are consistent with expectations.

    The evaluation may include:

    • Comparison of reimbursement patterns across payers
    • Identification of underpayment trends
    • Changes in payment patterns over time
    • Financial impact of payer mix

    These insights help practices make informed decisions about payer participation and long-term growth strategies.

Strategic Reimbursement Analysis for Behavioral Health Practices
Identify lost revenue, correct billing inefficiencies, and strengthen your practice’s financial performance.

Therassistant provides structured reimbursement analysis designed to help behavioral health practices identify billing inefficiencies, recover missed revenue, and strengthen long-term financial performance. By examining claims data, payer patterns, and documentation practices, we uncover opportunities to improve reimbursement and reduce preventable revenue loss.

  • Our review may include:

    • Analysis of reimbursement patterns by payer
    • Identification of underpaid or incorrectly processed claims
    • Review of payer payment consistency
    • Detection of preventable billing errors affecting reimbursement

    The goal is to ensure your services are reimbursed accurately and consistently.

  • Our reimbursement analysis identifies operational changes that may improve financial performance, including:

    • Correction of common billing inefficiencies
    • Identification of services frequently underbilled
    • Opportunities to reduce preventable denials
    • Alignment of documentation with billing requirements

    These insights help practices strengthen reimbursement without increasing clinical hours.

  • Our review examines coding and documentation patterns to ensure services already being provided are accurately represented in claims.

    Areas reviewed may include:

    • CPT and HCPCS code utilization patterns
    • Documentation elements supporting billing
    • Common behavioral health coding inconsistencies
    • Alignment between documentation and billed services

    This process helps ensure services are coded accurately and consistently.

  • Our analysis provides insight into how insurance companies interact with your claims, including:

    • Payer-specific denial trends
    • Reimbursement variability across insurers
    • Processing delays or recurring claim issues
    • Patterns that may indicate billing workflow problems

    These insights allow practices to address issues before they significantly impact revenue.

  • Our reimbursement analysis helps identify whether payer relationships are performing as expected.

    This review may include:

    • Evaluation of reimbursement patterns by insurer
    • Identification of recurring payer processing issues
    • Assessment of financial impact from payer policies
    • Strategic insights to support future contracting decisions

    This helps practices understand which payer relationships are supporting long-term sustainability.

Engagement Structure
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Reimbursement analysis

Includes:

  • Full analysis of current reimbursement rates from all payers (Medicare, Medicaid, Commercial Insurances).

Timeframe:

  • 2-3 weeks for report and recommendations.

Deliverable:

  • Written reimbursement analysis report with actionable recommendations.
$600 per provider

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Reimbursement review

Includes:

  • In-depth review of all claims and payments over the past year, including payer-by-payer analysis, claim adjustments, and potential recoverable revenue.

Timeframe:

  • 4-6 weeks for comprehensive report and actionable insights.

Deliverable:

  • Written reimbursement analysis report with actionable recommendations.
$1,200 per provider

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Revenue optimization strategy

Includes:

  • Full revenue cycle audit
  • Identification of inefficiencies, including missed charges
  • Recommendations for operational changes

Timeframe:

  • 2 weeks for report and strategy outline.

Deliverable:

  • Written reimbursement analysis report with actionable recommendations.
$750 per provider

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Revenue consulting

Includes:

  • Monthly consulting calls
  • Ongoing review of financial performance,
  • Strategy updates based on practice needs.

Timeframe:

  • Monthly engagement.
$150 per hour

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COding optimization

Includes:

  • Review of current coding practices and patterns
  • In-depth audit of charts to identify missed codes or inappropriate coding practices
  • Recommendations for better documentation and coding habits

Timeframe:

  • 2 weeks for audit and reporting.
$800 per provider

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coding training

Includes:

  • Custom training for the practice's providers and administrative staff on coding best practices
  • Training materials and documentation.

Timeframe:

  • 1-2 sessions, 2 hours each.
$600 per session

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Payer strategy consultation

Includes:

  • Full analysis of current payer contracts
  • Strategy for future contract negotiations with insurers
  • Guidance on leveraging market data for better rates

Timeframe:

  • 2-3 hours per session.
$900 per session

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Operational consulting

Includes:

  • Consulting on operational efficiencies, billing process improvements
$200 per hour