title: Blindside discounts: are you being underpaid for your noncontract claims?
abstract: White space managers--firms that access health networks on behalf of payers to pay noncontract claims at a discount--can undermine a hospital's revenue potential. Hospitals should routinely monitor their noncontract claims to ensure that they are not being subject to undue discounts as a result of white space manager activity. Identifying noncontract claims and confirming correct payment are two critical steps in this process.
authors.affiliation: St. Vincent Health, Indianapolis, USA.
authors.forename: Bernard J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Emkes
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D032982:Contracts / Q000191:economics*; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000191:economics*; D017664:Uncompensated Care / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States