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Provider Claim Holds

Important: Provider Claim Holds have temporarily been disabled. We are currently working on a solution to resolve this issue,  please reach out to support for any urgent requests.

Provider Claim Holds enable users to set up automatic Claim Delays based on provider credentialing. This is beneficial when a lack of credentialing or licensure will lead to a denial. Once the hold is inactivated, any associated charges will automatically be released from Claim Delay when the charge edits process runs again.  Note: If the provider was being held for Provider Credentials Required on the Insurance Class, then you must ensure that in addition to removing any Provider Holds, you set up the provider’s related Billing Settings as well.

Alternatively, you may choose to set up a Provider Restriction in the WebPT EMR, which helps prevent non-credentialed providers from signing off on notes for specific insurances that have not been approved yet. This restriction forces the note to be forwarded to a supervising provider for a co-signature.

Create a New Provider Claim Hold

  1. Navigate to the Admin menu and select Provider.
    1. For RevEquip and Non-Admin Self-Service members, navigate to the Billing menu and select Provider Claim Holds
  2. Search for a Provider by entering the Provider Code or the First and/or Last Name. Then click Search.
  3. From the Search Results, double click the line of the Provider.
  4. On the Provider Claim Holds card, click the New button.
  5. Complete the information on the Provider Claim Holds card, and click Save to create the rule.
    1. Hold Name: Enter the name of the rule and/or the insurance to identify the rule. 
    2. Status: Select Active or Inactive from the drop-down. 
    3. Date of Service Range: Enter the effective dates for the rule. You can backdate the Start Date for the rule, but it will only apply to charges posted from the current date forward. Leaving the End Date blank will apply the rule indefinitely, but you can not use a future date for the End Date.
    4. Claim Delay Reason: Use the drop-down to select the reason for the hold. The claim delay reason will display on the Delayed Claims page with any held dates of service.
    5. Location: You must select at least one location. Use the Search bar to enter a description or scroll through the options listed below to make your selection(s). Select Include future to apply the rule to locations added in the future.
    6. Insurance Class/Insurance Code: You may also select an Insurance Class or Insurance Code to apply to the rule. Insurances that are grayed out cannot be selected, as the Insurance Class has already been set to require credentialing. Insurance Classes that typically require credentialing are the five government-based insurances: Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, Medicare Railroad, and US Department of Labor, which will automatically be put on claim delay if the Provider's Billing Settings are not complete.
  6. A confirmation message displays the number of updated charges and the total charge amount of those updated charges. Select Continue, to confirm.
  7. After the new Claim Hold has been created, you must click Save to apply the new Provider Claim Holds rule to the selected Provider. Any charges for that Provider at the location specified and meeting any other hold criteria you chose will be put on Claim Delay (“L” status). Once you no longer require the hold, you can Edit the claim hold rule (see instructions below) and either enter the end date for the rule or make the rule Inactive.
Note: The Provider Information is grayed out and cannot be edited on the Provider Claim Hold Page. In order to update Provider Information, please see: Managing Providers.

EDIT A PROVIDER CLAIM HOLD

  1. On the Provider or Provider Claim Hold page, click Search to view a list of all Providers.
    1. For RevEquip and Non-Admin Self-Service Members, edit a Provider Claim hold from the Provider Claim Hold page, then follow the steps below.
  2. To narrow down a list of Providers that have Claim Holds, use the Filter icon next to Claim Holds. On the pop-up filter screen, select YES then Filter.

  3. The new search results display all providers that have Claim Holds. Double-click on the Provider you’d like to edit.
  4. On the Provider Claim Holds card, click the line of the provider rule you wish to edit.
  5. Make any adjustments to the rule. Select Inactive from the Status drop-down to deactivate the rule, if applicable. Click Save to apply your edits.
  6. After a Claim Hold has been edited, you must click Save to apply the new Provider Claim Holds rule to the selected Provider you must click Save to apply the edited Provider Claim Holds rule to the selected Provider.
Note: When an Insurance Class has the Provider Credentials Required checked and the Billing Settings are not complete, the claims will remain on hold even after a Provider Claim Hold has been inactivated.
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