The CMS finalized a rule to eliminate fax and paper health care claims, saving $782 million a year and cutting paperwork.

National standards for electronic claims attachments are intended to reduce administrative burden, shorten adjudication delays, and improve reimbursement timeliness versus fax- and mail-based ...

Puneet Maheshwari is the senior vice president and general manager for Optum Real at Optum. On any given weekday morning, care providers nationwide sit staring at computer screens, navigating and ...

Claim denials are rising due to data inaccuracies, staffing shortages, and outdated technology, with 41% of providers experiencing denial rates of 10% or higher. Economic pressures and declining ...

Months after the killing of a top health insurance executive unleashed Americans’ pent-up anger over denials of medical care, the industry announced Monday that it will take action to “streamline, ...