Assistance with Contracting
IRC Toolkits and Office Hours
IRC Toolkits and Office Hours
The AABC Industry Relations Committee (IRC) has developed member-only resources to help with facility billing, the contracting process, and educating employers, purchasers and payers on the benefits of including birth centers in their benefit plans.
Toolkits
IRC Toolkits for Birth Center, Developing Birth Center, and Alongside Midwifery Unit members
Facility Billing for Birth Centers
This toolkit developed by the AABC Industry Relations Committee is designed to provide a resource for freestanding birth centers seeking to bill for facility services and interested parties seeking to understand birth center billing. It reviews the basics of billing as well as AABCâbest practices, core revenue codes, and provides tools for renegotiating your current contracts for uniformity and better reimbursement. (2021)
Birth Center Contracting
Use this toolkit to assist with contracting for your birth center. Learn how to use a budget to determine your break even point, and the definitions of commonly used insurance terms. Plus, the toolkit looks at common issues and solutions in the contracting process. (2019)
Engaging Employers, Contractors + Payors
Use this toolkit to educate employers, purchasers and payors on the benefits of including birth centers in their benefit plans. (2017)
IRC Office Hours
Join AABC Industry Relations Committee (IRC) members on Wednesdays every month for topical discussions on getting paid. As always, the sessions also include information about AABC tools and resources available to assist members with contracting and payment and an opportunity to brainstorm the issues members are challenged with.
A benefit of AABC membership. Registration is required.
AABC membership is required. Registration is free and open to all AABC members.
