SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Office Ally announced today that it has entered into an agreement with UnitedHealthcare for UnitedHealthcare to promote Office Ally’s full clearinghouse services to its extensive network of skilled nursing facilities nationwide. Office Ally is the only organization in the country offering healthcare providers a full suite of revenue-cycle management services.
“Clearinghouses not only play a vital role in facilitating reimbursement and maintaining a healthy cash flow for providers but are becoming even more critical as the business of healthcare becomes increasingly complex,” said Brian O’Neill, president and CEO of Office Ally. “Because of the precision and accuracy that are required to maximize provider payments, clearinghouses are a valuable crosscheck for identifying errors, minimizing claim denials and ensuring that claims are in a format compatible with various payers’ software. We are excited about the opportunity to provide these services to UnitedHealthcare.”
Office Ally’s award-winning electronic data-interchange transactions include claims submission, eligibility checking, claims status and electronic readmission advice. The company will offer these clearinghouse services to UnitedHealthcare’s skilled nursing facilities free of charge and will also include set-up, training and 24/7 customer service, which minimizes downtime in submitting claims and maximizes getting paid in a timely manner. “We are committed to helping make sure that UnitedHealthcare’s skilled nursing facilities receive the full reimbursement to which they are entitled while helping to lighten their administrative load,” said O’Neill.
Office Ally’s complete suite of interactive ASP Internet-based solutions also includes a patient health registry – Patient Ally™, electronic health records – EHR 24/7™, practice management software– Practice Mate™ and the recently introduced OA-Rx e-prescribing module making electronic prescribing easy and safe while enhancing patient care. All of Office Ally’s products and services are offered at minimal or no cost to providers and are backed by one of healthcare’s largest customer and technical support centers available 24/7.
Founded in 2000 Office Ally currently works with more than 330,000 providers and 5,600 insurance carriers in all 50 states. It also houses eligibility for nearly 400 IPAs and small health plans. Further information may be obtained at www.officeally.com.
UnitedHealthcare offers the full spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers, military service members, retirees and their families, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and contracts directly with more than 800,000 physicians and care professionals and 6,000 hospitals and other care facilities nationwide. For more information, visit www.uhc.com.
