5 Advantages of Insurance Outsourcing
The concept of outsourcing became a vital part of business during the 1980s, but the financial industry, in particular the insurance companies, was among the last to adopt the strategy. It was only during the 2008 financial crisis that insurance and other financial companies began to consider the merits of outsourcing, probably their only way to reduce costs and become more efficient.
As they climb out of the recession, insurance companies have come to recognize that their core competencies are financial analysis, cash management, portfolio analysis, underwriting, and risk management, among others – and not general accounting, payroll processing, human resources, customer support, etc. Insurers believe that by partnering with insurance outsourcing
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Better document management
• Effective management of critical documents is a core activity.
• Application forms and legal documents should be handled by experts.
• Benefit from easy document accessibility, effective tracking, and an efficient archiving system.
2. Increased process efficiency
• Streamlined business processes bring in better revenue.
• Better use of your and your employees’ time is efficiency well defined.
• Benefit from increased productivity, faster processing, better compliance, and better quality of service
3. Better cost-savings
• Improvements to your business help reduce costs.
• Overcome financial roadblock by making the most with what you have and what you can do.
4. Improved reputation
• Focus on the big things that your insurance business do, and not on the smaller ones.
• Focus on your core competencies to (re)build business reputation.
5. Minimized risk
• Work with a risk-sharing partner who can help you prevent error and fraud and avoid penalties.
• Let experts manage your reporting and handle compliance
Outsourcing medical billing in today’s economy; is it worth the cost? This is a question I am sure many physicians find themselves asking. When the real question should be: “Can you afford not to outsource your medical billing in today’s economy? “
The U.S. economy has seen many hardships within the last decade. The economy has suffered from a recession that is still threatening to cripple some Americans and unemployment has been at an all time high. People have lost homes and jobs and many businesses have gone bankrupt simply trying to survive. However, in the midst of this economic crisis some companies have managed to survive. Many companies, approximately 36% of them, have found a way to avoid economic collapse by cutting costs (Job Outsourcing Statistics, 2014). One of the most popular cost reducing strategies of our time is called outsourcing.
Because many businesses in the US have more often began outsourcing different business products instead of doing them in-house, it is important to understand why outsourcing may be the best option. Although many tie outsourcing to foreign markets, outsourcing can include both foreign and domestic markets. By entering into a contractual agreement, outsourcing allows organizations to pay for services they need. This gives the option for a business to get professionals to perform services for them that the business may not have the staff for. Outsourcing provides a cost saving-strategy that is usually more affordable. Ultimately,
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is an organization of colleges and universities that are dedicated to the well-being and lifelong success of college athletes (“What”). The NCAA’s website states, “The NCAA was founded in 1906 to protect young people from the dangerous and exploitive athletic practices of the time” (Treadway). So much has changed in the world of college athletics since 1906. For instance, the Title IX law was created to insure the equality of men’s and women’s sports. More importantly, television networks have begun paying schools large amounts of money for the rights to broadcast their games on television. It was recently announced that NBC Sports will pay the University of Notre Dame an average of fifteen million dollars per year for the rights to televise the Fighting Irish’s home football games (“NBC”). Inevitably, with all of this money being paid to the colleges and universities, a discussion has begun about the possibility of paying
Are you confused as to whether to outsource your medical billing and coding or continue to struggle to manage it yourself? Well, here's some information that might help you decide. The fact of the matter is that 42% of small physician practices which regularly employ billing staff aim to outsource medical billing services within the next year.
Outsourcing has grown dramatically in the past few years due to the flexibility offered new information technology. Within the next five years it is estimated that $365 billon or 15 percent of financial service industry current cost will be moved off shore. (Federal Deposit Insurance Corpartion, 2013)
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Guasco explained that in order to write an insurance policy, a license is required, and that can be hugely expensive. In his opinion, partnering with a traditional insurer or reinsurer is the only real-istic way to get an insurance product to market.
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