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Print This Page | Close Window Healthcare Insurance Eligibility Checking & Insurance VerificationHistorically, hospitals have manually contacted third-party payers to obtain insurance eligibility and insurance coverage information. Currently, many payers offer Internet access on a single patient inquiry basis or use service bureau firms that provide these transactions in a batch or real-time mode. However, these insurance eligibility and verification transactions have a cost associated with them, which are billed to the hospital. While very efficient for many hospitals, hospitals with high visit volumes that make traditional per-transaction costs a significant budgetary burden, or hospitals looking to reduces costs seek ways to quickly and accurately check insurance eligibility themselves. Increasingly, hospitals are turning to automation software, Boston WorkStation.
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