DEN-2024-00123

Denied by Johnson & Johnson - Customer not eligible

Under Research Critical

Original Claim

CLM-2024-78901

Claim Amount

$18,450.00

Denied Amount

$12,450.00

Days Open

15 days

Vendor's Denial Report

Denial Reason Code
CUST_NOT_ELIG
Denial Reason
Customer not on contract during claim period
Denied Amount
$12,450.00
Transaction Count
45 transactions
Vendor Reference
MFR-DEN-2024-12345
Received Date
Nov 10, 2024

Original Claim Summary

Claim ID
CLM-2024-78901
Contract
CTR-2024-0089
Claim Period
October 2024
Submitted Date
Nov 5, 2024
Total Transactions
156
Claim Amount
$18,450.00

Root Cause Analysis

Timing Issue Detected

Customer ABC Hospital was added to the contract on November 1, 2024. However, the denied transactions occurred between October 15-31, 2024, before the customer was officially added to the contract.

Suggested Action: Verify if contract amendment exists with retroactive effective date.

Data Lineage Trace

Source

E1 Sales

Contract

CTR-0089

Optimization

RUN-1101

Claim

CLM-78901

Submitted

Nov 5

Denied

Nov 10

Data Comparison: Our Records vs Vendor

Data Point Our Record Mfr Record Match
Customer ID CUST-001 HIN-12345 Match
Customer Effective Date Jan 1, 2024 Nov 1, 2024 Mismatch
Item SKU-JNJ-001 MFR-ABC Match
Contract Price $12.50 $12.50 Match
Claim Period Oct 2024 Oct 2024 Match

Evidence for Dispute

Contract Amendment

Required

Proof that customer was added retroactively

Customer Membership Proof

Required

GPO membership documentation for customer

Sales Invoices

Attached (45)

Original sales invoices for denied transactions

Email Correspondence

Optional

Any relevant email communication with vendor

Substantiation Notes

Manager Approval Required

Amount exceeds $10,000 threshold

45 transactions denied

Invoice Date Customer Item Amount Denial Reason Action
INV-2024-12345 10/15/2024 ABC Hospital SKU-JNJ-001 $325.00 Customer not eligible
INV-2024-12346 10/16/2024 ABC Hospital SKU-JNJ-002 $189.00 Customer not eligible
INV-2024-12347 10/18/2024 ABC Hospital SKU-JNJ-001 $450.00 Customer not eligible

Resolution History

Denial Received

Nov 10, 2024 08:00 AM

Imported from EDI 849 - MFR-DEN-2024-12345

System

Assigned to Analyst

Nov 10, 2024 09:30 AM

Assigned to Sarah Johnson based on vendor expertise

System - Auto-assignment

Research Started

Nov 11, 2024 10:00 AM

Initiated data lineage research

Sarah Johnson

Root Cause Identified

Nov 12, 2024 02:30 PM

Customer effective date mismatch between our records and vendor's contract file

Sarah Johnson

Document Requested

Nov 12, 2024 03:00 PM

Requested contract amendment from Contracts team

Sarah Johnson

Submit Dispute

2 required documents missing. Please upload before submitting.

45 invoices attached

Accept Denial

Accepting this denial will write-off $12,450.00. This action cannot be undone.