In our most recent blog post, you read about how to create a claim and scrub it properly for errors . Now let's take a closer look at claims submission. A clean claim is one that is successfully processed and reimbursed the first time it was submitted to an insurance payer with no errors, rejection, or requests for additional information. Having a high clean claims rate indicates that your practice's processes for billing and managing claims are sound. Hear how ambulatory healthcare professionals successfully implemented RCM solutions and claims processing software. Here is how you ensure a clean claim submission and save time: Be aware that payers have specific deadlines to submit claims—timely filing limits. If a claim is denied because you missed the timely filing deadline, you have no appeal rights. Your practice forfeits all money that potentially may have been collected.