{"id":291,"date":"2021-07-06T10:29:41","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T04:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eclaimstatus.com\/blog\/?p=291"},"modified":"2021-07-06T10:29:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T04:59:58","slug":"3-ways-to-verify-patient-eligibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eclaimstatus.com\/blog\/3-ways-to-verify-patient-eligibility\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways to Verify Patient Eligibility"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eligibility check, the first step in the insurance claim process involves verifying the eligibility of patients on multiple criteria that includes (but are not limited to) coverage, benefit options, prior authorization, and pre-existing clauses. The process being complex can lead to errors and eventually cause rumbles in the bottom line. Let\u2019s look at some of the ways that can ease your burden and make this job look more amenable.<\/p>\n

Phone Call <\/strong><\/p>\n

A phone call is the most fundamental of all the ways. This is accomplished by calling a representative of the insurance. The only difficult part is to gather all the information you need from the call which makes it tedious and error-prone.<\/p>\n

Keep these in mind when you initiate a conversation with the insurance:<\/p>\n

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  1. Before the call, prepare a checklist of items that may be needed during the call. Here are some of those:\n