Payer policy · Definition

Payer contract negotiation: Definition

Renegotiating commercial rates and terms, usually anchored to a percentage of the Medicare fee schedule.

This is a short definition only. The full explanation lives on dermatology payer enrollment and contracting, which is the page to read if you are dealing with this on live claims.

Definition

Leverage comes from data: your volume by code, the payer's mix in your market, and evidence of your quality and access.

Dermatology practices with surgical volume have more of it than they typically use.

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