Mitchell International, Inc., a provider of information, workflow, and performance management solutions to the property/casualty claims and collision repair industries, has urged the workers' compensation insurance payer community to prepare for an all-electronic American healthcare future. Mitchell suggests adopting the SmartAdvisor SmartBill solution to help comply with the California Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) recently issued electronic billing standards.

SmartBill helps payers comply with emerging electronic bill processing requirements by putting into place a customized payment and compliance solution that provides speed, accuracy, and lower per-bill costs of electronic transactions. In addition to California, the SmartBill solution helps payers to comply with electronic billing standards in Minnesota and Texas.

The SmartBill electronic payment platform is an automated e-billing solution that includes attachment of receipts and payment processing services. SmartBill allows provider bills to be reviewed and processed electronically; payers can return ERAs to medical providers in the required ANSI 835 format. The solution is visible and trackable and offers speedier claims resolution and better fraud protection than paper-based alternatives.

"Historical changes under way today in the American healthcare marketplace will make the electronic exchange of medical bill transactions between healthcare providers and workers' compensation payers seem prescient and prudent in hindsight," says Nina Smith, senior vice president and general manager of the Mitchell International SmartAdvisor Solutions Division.