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Research Billing & Finance Services

Advarra’s Research Billing & Finance services deliver full-cycle policy and procedure analysis to improve billing workflows and financial oversight, along with staffing support to optimize execution of critical processes, such as coverage analysis and budget negotiation, that impact study timelines.

These services strengthen revenue recovery and ensure billing compliance for increased study funding and improved efficiency with study startup costs.

Why Choose Advarra’s Research Billing & Finance Solution?

Coverage Analysis

Skilled experts with knowledge on best practices to reduce billing errors and denials through accurate mapping of billable vs. non-billable items.

A health system faced a backlog of 40 coverage analyses delaying study activation which was cleared in

just 3 weeks.

Budget Support

Experienced resources to manage budget negotiations, significantly increased study funding for both patient care and study startup costs.

Budget increased by

50%

for per-patient costs

150%

for study startup costs

Research Billing & Finance Services

Clinical research billing assessments

Clinical research billing assessment provides a thorough review of the entire research billing lifecycle, including policy and workflow evaluation, third-party billing reviews, reconciliation processes, and denial management, to identify compliance risks, uncover revenue leakage, and recommend improvements that strengthen accuracy, consistency, and financial performance.

Clinical research billing & research finance policy and SOP development

Clinical research billing & research finance policy and SOP development supports the building of clear, enforceable policies and SOPs for research billing and finance which align with regulations and payer rules to reduce denials and audit exposure.

Clinical research billing compliance advisory

Clinical research billing advisory provides strategic guidance to optimize every aspect of clinical research billing to help sites and institutions align on policies, ensure compliance, and strengthen financial oversight.

Change management support

Change management support delivers hands-on change management strategies—including stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and reinforcement—to help teams adopt new billing processes and systems smoothly, maintain compliance, and achieve lasting efficiency and ROI.

Comprehensive staffing solutions

Comprehensive staffing solutions brings billing professionals who understand the complexities of clinical research billing and finance, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency.

Customized training for finance, revenue cycle, and compliance teams

Customized training for finance, revenue cycle, and compliance teams to strengthen knowledge, streamline workflows, and ensure billing and financial excellence and compliance.

Budget negotiation

Budget negotiation ensures sites and institutions secure fair, compliant, and timely sponsor agreements that align with study requirements, while freeing up time to the research team to focus on trial execution. Learn more

Coverage analysis

Coverage analysis leverages Medicare guidelines and industry best practices to evaluate protocol items and services, identifying what’s billable to insurance as standard of care with clear justification for every billing determination. Learn more

Ready to improve your organization’s research billing efficiency?

Learn more about Advarra’s Research Billing & Finance Solution for Research Sites.

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