FrontDesk Shield

An agentic AI solution for pre-clinical, administrative and front-end RCM functions

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Sarah M. / DOB 03-15-1982

Appt: 10:30AM • Dr. Patel, MD • CPT 27447

BCBS-IL • PPO

Eligibility & Coverage

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Active coverage confirmed Effective 01/01/2025

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CPT 27447 — Benefit active In-network • $850 deductible met

Secondary: Medicare — verify COB Coordination of benefits required

Credentialing Shield

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Dr. Patel credentialed — BCBS NPI verified • Active

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Facility credentialed — In-network Billing NPI verified

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No credentialing gap detected Renewal: 8 months out

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Prior Auth Required — Action Needed

CPT 27447 (Total Knee Replacement) requires prior auth under BCBS-IL PPO. Submitting without auth may reduce reimbursement. Initiate PA request now.

Background Simpel FrontDeskShield

Sample Client Partners

Product Overview

FrontDeskShield is an AI-powered eligibility verification and front-end RCM platform that automates patient registration, insurance validation, and pre-visit administrative workflows. FrontDeskShield captures and verifies demographic, coverage, and benefit information prior to the visit in order to improve accuracy, increase throughput, reduce eligibility-related denials, and ensure clean data enters the revenue cycle.

The Revenue Leakage Crisis: Your front desk is the most expensive place in your practice.

Existing verification tools answer one question: “Is this patient covered?”
They never answer the questions that actually determine whether claims get paid.

FrontDeskShield intercepts eligibility failures, credentialing gaps, and prior auth surprises before the provider walks in — eliminating the root causes that drive 67% of all denials.

11.8%

National denial rate — up from 10.2% last year. Industry in free fall.

67%

Of all denials originate at the front desk before care is even delivered.

4–6%

Of gross annual revenue lost to front-end denials — regardless of practice size.

3–5×

Cost to rework a denied claim vs. preventing it upfront. Compounds at scale.

29 Capabilities Across 10 Journey Steps: Everything the front desk needs, unified in one engine.

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Real-Time Eligibility Verification

Instant coverage confirmation across 900+ payers. Active benefits, deductible status, copays — in under 30 seconds. No more portal-hopping.

3 min → <30 sec per patient

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CPT-Level Coverage Intelligence

Checks if the specific procedure code is covered under the patient's actual plan — not just whether they have insurance. Eliminates CO-4 and CO-96 denials.

Prevents CPT mismatch denials

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Credentialing Gap Detection

Cross-references provider enrollment status against DenialShield's credentialing intelligence. Catches 100%-denial scenarios before the encounter begins.

Up to 100% of gap-period revenue recovered

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Predictive Prior Auth Flagging

Identifies procedures requiring authorization before the appointment, enabling pre-submission. Eliminates no-auth denials and last-minute patient cancellations.

>90% PA prediction accuracy

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Good Faith Estimate Generator

Automated NSA-compliant GFE generation at point of service. Eliminates $10,000 CMS penalty risk and builds patient trust through transparent cost communication.

NSA Compliance — CO penalty avoided

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Executive Revenue Dashboard

Real-time visibility into denial trends, revenue protected, provider-payer risk maps, and ROI tracking. From Month 1, leadership sees the value in dollars.

Live revenue protection tracking

Key Product Features

AI Agent Node

Specialized AI Agents

Each RCM task is handled by a specialized, goal-driven AI agent (e.g., registration, eligibility, prior auth).

Orchestration Node

Central Orchestration

A central orchestration layer ensures seamless coordination across all specialized tasks.

Adaptive Node

Adaptive AI Learning

These agents autonomously plan, execute, and adapt to achieve outcomes, continuously learning from new outcomes and updating payer-specific rules.

Eligibility-Driven Revenue Protection

Double eligibility verification productivity

Increase daily eligibility verifications from approximately 70 to 150 per FTE
Deliver nearly 2× productivity gains through automation and exception-based workflows
Centralize eligibility verification as a dedicated function to drive headcount efficiency without sacrificing accuracy

Reduce eligibility-driven denials

Validate coverage, benefits, and plan rules prior to the visit
Catch missing, inactive, or mismatched eligibility data before claims are submitted
Reduce downstream rework, denials, and write-offs tied specifically to eligibility verification errors

6-Stage Protection Pipeline: Every patient encounter, fully protected end-to-end.

Prepare

Appointment intelligence & prior encounter context loaded

Intake

Patient identity verified, insurance cards scanned & matched

Verify

Real-time eligibility + CPT-level coverage checked in <30s

Validate

Credentialing cross-referenced with DenialShield intelligence

Protect

Prior auth flagged, alerts issued, provider redirect if needed

Collections, estimates, and NSA Good Faith compliance documented

Value Creation Opportunity

Admin Costs Soaring

+$18BN

A 43% Jump (2021-2022)

Major Revenue Drain

79%

Cite Denials as Top RCM Issue

Labor Costs Climbing

5.4%

YoY Workforce Increase

Inefficiency Breakdown

Revenue Lost (Front-end) 15%

Expected Increase (2025) High

Data Period 23/24

Industry Alert: workforce expenses rising annually.
Further increases anticipated through 2025.

Note: Statistics derived from Nov 2023 - Nov 2024 analysis

v5.2025 // Market Pulse Engine

POWERING REVENUE PERFORMANCE

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