AMNews: Aug. 17, 2009. Practices see slow progress in instant claims adjudication ... American Medical News

By Victoria Stagg Elliott, AMNews staff. Real-time adjudication, which allows a claim to be submitted to an insurer and settled before a patient leaves the office, seems like something physicians, patients and insurers can support. Physicians who use it can shorten the revenue cycle and reduce bad debt. Patients like it because they don't get a surprise bill weeks after receiving care. Even insurers like it, because administrative costs of billing and handling inquiries about claims are reduced. Read More