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Resources & guides
Federal IDR, in plain English
Practical guides to the No Surprises Act and federal Independent Dispute Resolution — how the process works, what qualifies a claim, what the federal record actually shows, and when you need a lawyer. Reviewed by a practicing surgeon who files these claims.
How the federal IDR process works.
Open negotiation to determination, step by step.
The full federal IDR sequence for surgical billing teams, from the open negotiation notice to the arbitrator's final determination.
Read the guide →IDR eligibility, deadlines, and fees.
What qualifies a claim, and what disqualifies one.
Eligibility rules, the business day deadline sequence, the fee structure, and the batching rules that decide whether a claim survives arbitration.
Read the guide →What the federal record shows.
Win rates, award multiples, and what happens after the determination.
Provider win rates, how awards compare to the QPA, what happens after a determination, and your recourse when a plan does not pay.
Read the guide →Do you need an attorney to file federal IDR?
Who can file, when legal help is worth paying for, and how the economics compare.
Whether an attorney is required, who can run IDR, and how a typical contingency compares to software your team operates in house.
Read the guide →The No Surprises Act, explained for surgeons.
QPA, open negotiation, and what IDR means for your practice.
A plain explanation of the No Surprises Act from the provider side: underpayment, the QPA, open negotiation, and how IDR works.
Read the guide →The federal IDR record, in one place.
Published win rates and award multiples, with the source and reporting period on every figure.
One standalone reference for federal IDR outcomes: win rates, award multiples over the QPA, and dispute volume, each figure sourced and dated.
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