Life Skills Training
An ideal solution for mental health organizations with a Life Skills Training program in which services are Medicaid reimbursed and are submitting claims via HCFA 1500 or clearinghouses.
A software package that
supports the needs of counselors who provide both individual and group counseling
to teens transitioning from group homes to independent living. It has all the
features needed to easily prepare, submit claims and track their payment. From
original claims to resubmits and adjustments, HALO's Electronic Medicaid Billing
does it all.
You may record all services provided to all clients. You
can only bill Medicaid BUT you can get the reporting you need to bill your non-medicaid
services PLUS many of the reports needed to manage your business.
Features
- Allows for creation of training curriculum
- Record attendance at curriculum sessions and individual counseling sessions
- Supports entry and reporting of both Medicaid and non-medicaid services
- Once all services are entered, you can create compliant 1500 professional claim files within minutes
- Supports claim adjustments and voids
- Full Accounts Receivable Tracking functionality
- Import and process Electronic Remittance Advices (optional)
- Invoicing non-Medicaid payers (optional)
Benefits
- Reduced claim submission efforts
- Improved cash flow
- Eliminate clearinghouse charges
- Improved control of receivables
- Improved control of denials
- Improved reporting
Costs
Medicaid Electronic Billing quickly pays itself with reduced costs and since it is a one-time charge it dramatically limits the increase of operational costs that are typically experienced as your business expands.
This one time cost is usually offset by the one-time cash flow improvement and, in most cases, is paid back by reduced costs of claim submission and elimination of clearinghouse charges.
Overview
Client -
Counselor - Basic information is entered about each counselor, e.g. name, professional level (bachelors, masters, clinical, mentor, etc.) and license.
Recording Services - Services are entered as provided - date, amount of time, counselor and optionally comments regarding the service.
Medicaid Billing - The process
requires only a few steps. This simple-to-use process involves a quick review
of the completeness and accuracy of service information. A "Check for Data
Problems" feature assures that the information required for Medicaid exists
and complies with Medicaid rules. Once the data is accurate a simple click of
a few buttons results in the creation of the claims file which is ready for transmission
to Medicaid. In addition:
A billing report is displayed for printing
Accounts Receivable records are created
General Ledger transactions
are created for later printing and posting to your Financial Reporting system
Accounts
Receivables may be tracked within HALO. The function includes the typical
features of most Accounts Receivable packages including: Cash Receipts and Aging
Reports, Credit Memos and revenue write-off.
Rates, Procedure Codes,
etc. - This information is pre-loaded in HALO. You have the ability to add
new payer programs and update rates as they change. It is not necessary to be
concerned with entering the proper rate and procedure information when you bill.
HALO uses stored information to automatically determine the coding needed for
each billed service.
Reports
Several types of reports are available.
Among them are: Open Receivable, Invoiced Claims, Client lists, and Referral reporting,
and counseling reporting by client, counselor and payer.
Additionally,
with minimal training and , if required, with assistance from our support staff,
you can create your own customized reporting to meet any unique needs.