eSolutions, a national Medicare billing expert, has created a new, free tool to support healthcare providers across the country in transitioning more easily to the use of Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers for claim reimbursement.
A total of 5,000 healthcare facilities across the United States now are using this tool, which was created in direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tool is free of charge for providers.
On Jan. 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services instituted the use of MBI to replace Social Security number-based Health Insurance Claim Numbers to guard against fraud, identity theft and illegal use of benefits.
eSolutions developed the MBI Lookup tool, which is a secure portal allowing access to patients’ MBIs to ensure the use of correct identifiers and facilitate timely reimbursement. The tool allows eSolutions’ clients to look up MBIs with a patient’s first and last name, date of birth and SSN, at no charge.
“Today’s uncertainties mean timely reimbursement and cash flow are absolutely necessary, and we consider it our social responsibility to use our expertise for the greater good,” said Gerry McCarthy, chief executive officer. “It is our passion to apply technology to solving tough challenges. The MBI Lookup tool is an example of how we care for providers the way they care for their patients.”
eSolutions has more than 20 years’ experience developing tools that meet HIPAA and other regulatory guidelines.
