May 3, 2022 | By Michele Strickland, CPC, CEMA Research has been on my mind a lot lately. As auditors it is very important that we continually “exercise” our research muscle to make sure we are looking at our auditing from all angles. Rarely is our world black and white, so it is very…
January 6, 2022 | By Shannon DeConda, CPC, CEMC, CEMA, CPMA, CRTT Leaning into a new year, as I sit to write this audit tip, I am reflecting on questions that we have been asked throughout 2022 and wondering if any of these might help everyone launch a new year with greater perspective. Well, one…
May 27, 2022 | By Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICDCM I have been privileged to make my entrance into the world of healthcare and medical coding, specifically after my first career as an art historian dissolved way back in 2008 due to the recession. Mind you, I have taken all my research skills,…
An ortho client emailed an interesting question this past week that is a good one to think through. For post-op major joint replacement patients, they would like to send their RN to the patient’s home for follow-up check-in visits. They wanted to provide this as an optional cash pay service. As a compliance forward auditor,…
May 13, 2021 | By Rhonda Buckholtz, Owner, Coding and Reimbursement Experts For years we have talked about the culture in healthcare, especially for compliance purposes but for many practices that culture takes a back seat despite continued guidance. Culture is one of the most important features of a medical practice and for compliance…