title: Light at the end of the tunnel for denials management.
abstract: Denials management is too important to a provider's financial health to be addressed haphazardly. The Six Sigma performance-improvement methodology can ensure your organization receives the full payment to which it is entitled.
authors.affiliation: Phoenix Services Managed Care Consulting, Ltd., Evanston, Ill, USA. Pam@PhoenixService.net
authors.forename: Pam M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Waymack
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D005376:Financial Management / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007345:Insurance Claim Review / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011340:Problem Solving; D013997:Time Factors; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data