ALINEA + DIRECT BILL
One Connected Revenue Cycle Inside Optima
Alinea automates insurance verification, prior authorizations, and patient onboarding. Direct Bill validates claims, submits billing, and reconciles payments. Together inside Optima, they deliver connected and automated revenue cycle management from referral to patient payment.
Direct Bill Without Alinea Leaves Revenue on the Table
Direct Bill streamlines rehab therapy claim creation and payment processing. But if insurance verification, prior authorizations, and
patient onboarding lack accuracy, comprehensiveness or compliance, revenue leaks before a claim is ever submitted.
Without Alinea, senior living therapy teams often face:
- Delays bringing residents onto caseload
- Missed or incomplete authorizations
- Back-and-forth between therapy and RCM teams
- Preventable denials caused by front-end gaps
- Administrative time lost to manual processes
Alinea ensures the work behind every claim is accurate and complete before billing begins—enabling Direct Bill to execute faster, cleaner submission and payment workflows.
Alinea: The Missing Link in Your Revenue Cycle
Without it, the revenue cycle can break down because patient referrals are incomplete, teams lack visibility into eligibility status, and authorizations are delayed.
Alinea connects and guides the work that happens before, during, and alongside billing — organizing referral capture and patient set up, insurance verification and authorization, consent compliance, and cross-team collaboration inside Optima.
- Capture referrals and convert to caseload quicker
- Automates insurance verification and authorization workflows
- Reduces delays in service
- Aligns therapists and RCM teams
- Ensure clean claims for Direct Bill
- Protects revenue from day one
Optima Direct Bill: Turn Clean Workflows into Faster Payment
Optima Direct Bill streamlines claim creation, submission, remittance processing, and payment reconciliation within one secure,
compliant platform—connecting billing directly to rehab therapy documentation and clearinghouse workflows.
Organizations get faster payments, fewer errors, and more consistent reimbursement. When upstream workflows are aligned, claims move through the revenue cycle more efficiently, reducing rework and accelerating cash flow.
Optima Direct Bill delivers measurable impact:
50% faster charge posting and claim creation with built-in validation
25% less manual payment posting through ERA automation
80% more efficient payer changes with automated claim reallocation
Embedded compliance safeguards (NCCI, LCD, NCD) to reduce denials
Scalable billing across communities and payers
“Alinea has been a life saver. We went from manually tracking authorizations in spreadsheets to robust, automated workflows — the versatility is a tremendous bonus.”
Chris Geier, Director of Revenue Cycle, Functional Pathways
“Direct Bill builds compliance in automatically—so I can focus on what matters most.”
Jessica Hormann, Director of Operations, Active Therapy
“Alinea transformed our workflows from intake to prior authorization, and solved a compliance gap we didn’t even know it could fix. This partnership has played a large role in allowing us to rapidly grow our Direct Bill services.”
Nancy Crimmins, VP of Outpatient Services, Blue Stone
“Direct Bill scales our billing efficiently. Alinea strengthens intake and verification.”
Adam Schambach, Revenue Cycle Director, Legacy Healthcare Services
You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers.
Alinea + Direct Bill: Stronger Together Inside Optima
Alinea automates the workflow. Direct Bill validates, submits, and reconciles the claim. Together, they deliver one connected, automated revenue cycle from referral to patient payment.
