tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2012 Issue 16

Compliance: Beat Auditors to the Punch: Use Self-Audits to Correct Your Documentation Glitches

Top tip: Medical necessity should drive your practice's claims. Conducting regular self-audits ensures that your physicians are documenting evaluation and management services properly and the coding and billing systems in your practice are compliant. Three documentation Q&As can guide you to improved claims results. Background: When you audit your practitioner's services, you can uncover incorrect coding patterns or compliance issues. You'll discover any problems before an outside auditor (such as a RAC or an OIG auditor) does, and you'll be on your way to collecting the exact reimbursement you should. Get Into the Habit of Documenting Time Spent...

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