In today's rapidly evolving healthcare environment, ensuring payment accuracy is critical to maintaining a strong financial foundation. Insurance payer contracts are complex and often riddled with ambiguous terms and hidden discrepancies that can lead to underpayments, delayed reimbursements, and revenue leakage. This webinar will explore the strategic importance of auditing healthcare insurance payer contracts and how regular audits can drive significant financial improvements for healthcare providers. Attendees will walk away with practical insights into best practices for contract review, common pitfalls to watch for, and tools to identify discrepancies in claims and reimbursements. Whether you're in healthcare finance, revenue cycle management, or compliance, this session will equip you with the knowledge to improve contract performance and ensure your organization is paid accurately and timely.

Webinar Objectives

Every payer operates with its own complex reimbursement structure, which often leads to discrepancies stemming from claim processing errors, misinterpreted contract terms, or outdated fee schedules. Without proactive and timely audits, healthcare providers may face significant revenue loss—either through unnoticed underpayments or prolonged delays in identifying and resolving payment issues. This session emphasizes the importance of regular contract audits to ensure accurate reimbursement and protect financial performance.

Webinar Agenda

• Understand the financial and operational impacts of inaccurate payer reimbursements
• Identify key components and clauses in payer contracts that require regular auditing
• Utilize data analytics to uncover trends, inconsistencies, and underpayments
• Develop an effective contract audit framework for ongoing payer performance evaluation
• Implement corrective actions and negotiation strategies based on audit findings

Webinar Highlights

• Uncover the hidden financial and operational costs of inaccurate payer reimbursements
• Identify common contract clauses that lead to underpayments and denials
• Review real-world case studies of successful audits and recovered revenue
• Explore tools and technologies that streamline the contract audit process
• Learn how to establish cross-functional teams for contract performance monitoring
• Understand compliance risks tied to unmanaged or outdated payer agreements

Who Should Attend

• Medical Coding Specialists
• Medical Billing Specialists
• Medical Auditing Specialists
• Private Practice Physicians
• Managed Care Professionals
• Operations Leadership
• Practice Administrators
• Office Managers
• Compliance Officers/Committees  
• Chief Medical Officer