Navigating Healthcare Claims and Audits for Purchased Diagnostic Testing

  February 2, 2024 | By Christine Hall, Senior Consultant, CHC, CPC, CPB, CPMA, CRC, CEMC, CPC-I Certified Instructor Navigating Healthcare Claims and Audits for Purchased Diagnostic Testing: In the complex world of healthcare, accurate reporting of services is crucial for ensuring quality patient care and fair compensation for medical providers. One significant aspect of this…

How Relative Value Units Are Calculated

  October 30, 2020 | By Edward Townley, Founder, Cogent9 Consulting We use relative value units (RVUs) in many aspects of our practices. Some physician compensation arrangements are based on RVUs; other practices use them for staffing models and productivity measurements. Where did RVUs come from and how have they evolved over time? Beginning in…

Financial Toxicity

  June 11, 2021 | Edward Townley CPC, CEMC, CUC, ROCC, Founder, Cogent9 Consulting Challenges for patients in cancer care include many devastating factors, including loss of a job or changes in job status, such as switching to part-time work or taking extended leave. For those who have a job to return to, there are…

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,…