ASCs should incorporate an external audit into their compliance programs. Formal coding audit protocol should define the purpose of the audit, frequency of review and sample size. The difficult part ...

A coding audit is critical to helping ensure ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) receive appropriate payment for services provided to patients. This process, which is a review of codes submitted to ...

Coding audits can help healthcare systems pinpoint mistakes and ultimately streamline processes and enhance coding staff expertise, ICD10Watch reports. Outlining a post-audit action plan can push ...

When it comes to coding, the name of the game is accuracy. Code less than warranted and you lose out on reimbursement you can't afford to forgo. Code too high and risk scrutiny from the Office of ...

Medical coding and billing is a fairly complex process and requires that those working in the medical office to have extensive training to ensure proper billing of the insurance company. Often ...

As audits and downcoding become more common, audit defense isn’t a back-office function. It’s a financial imperative.” — Moghis Uddin, CEO of AlethianAI ...

Clinical coding is a process by which descriptions of diseases, injuries or procedures are assigned a numeric or alphanumeric designation. Coding provides a mechanism for standardizing the recording ...

PITTSBURGH, March 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Acusis LLC, a Pittsburgh, PA-based leading provider of Clinical Documentation and Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) solutions since 2001, announces the ...