Coding Compliance: Find Your E/M Coding Flaws with Self-Audits

Why This Topic Matters

E/M coding errors can lead to denials, refunds, and compliance risk, so routine self-audits help practices identify documentation and coding problems early. The article is useful for organizations that want to improve internal controls and support more accurate billing processes.

Article Sections

1. Why E/Ms Are Important to Self-audit

   Explains why evaluation and management services are frequent audit targets and why practices prioritize them in compliance reviews.

2. How to Self-audit E/M Services

   Describes the general documentation review process for E/M claims, including common review approaches and audit tools referenced in the article.

3. Who Should Conduct Self-audits

   Covers staffing options for internal audits, including in-house reviewers and outside audit support, and discusses general workflow considerations.