Coverage between visits
Recheck Medicaid/MCO eligibility, COB, and reported insurance changes at intake, recurring visits, and refill-sensitive milestones. Distinguish terminated coverage, an HMO mismatch, and a credentialing hold before a claim is released or the patient is moved to self-pay.
Pharmacy PAs and product changes
Track the pharmacy rejection, CoverMyMeds key, requested product, dose, quantity, DAW instruction, and expiration. A film-versus-tablet restriction needs documented support for a formulary exception. Unclear prescribing instructions and treatment alternatives go to the clinician.
State and provider routing
Match patient location to the rendering provider's license, payer enrollment, taxonomy, and DEA profile. Retain PDMP, UDS, and treatment-plan or counseling documentation where applicable. Keep provider credentialing and payer effective dates visible to scheduling and billing.
Injectable MOUD, when offered
Check the medical-versus-pharmacy benefit, authorization, NDC, and billable units for products such as Sublocade, Brixadi, and depot naltrexone. Distinguish patient-supplied drug from clinic inventory. Office-based medication-management claims must follow a different billing path from OTP bundles.
Collectible balances
Separate insured, Medicaid-pending, self-pay, no-charge, and credentialing back-bill cases. Keep consent and write-off approval with the billing status. Reconcile ERAs and paper EOBs so a coverage or enrollment problem does not become an unexplained patient balance.