Lien work is a three-step problem, and the negotiation is the last step. A lien that was never identified surfaces after disbursement, when the funds are gone. An asserted claim that was never verified gets paid whether or not it was ever enforceable. And a demand that was never audited carries unrelated treatment and inflated charges straight through to the client’s net.
Three steps, all of them before the negotiation. Skip any one and the reduction argument starts from the wrong number.
Best practices for the three steps that come before any negotiation. How to identify every claim against a recovery, how to test whether an asserted claim is enforceable, and how to audit a demand for charges that do not belong on it.
In this video, Allison Oswald, one of Synergy’s top lien resolution experts and paralegal, highlights the critical first steps in lien resolution: identification, verification, and auditing. Learn how to streamline the process to protect from liability while securing stronger client recoveries.
What happens when a claim surfaces after a file closes, why verification is a separate question from negotiation, and how firms build a process that catches both.
Synergy is the nation's largest provider of single-event healthcare lien resolution and Medicare Secondary Payer compliance for personal injury law firms. We act as an extension of the firm, removing the lien resolution administrative burden and ensuring compliance so our clients can focus on what they do best. Our team pairs deep subrogation expertise with advanced technology and industry leading customer service to deliver exceptional outcomes. With more than 300 years of combined experience across all 50 states, we have saved injury victims over $1 billion through strategic lien resolution.
Send the file over. Synergy will run identification and verification and tell you what is there, what is enforceable, and what should never have been asserted. With Q4 underway, this is work worth doing before disbursement rather than after. Request a Free Lien Identification Review.
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