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 ...
Coding experts agree that ASCs should conduct regular audits of their coding processes to ensure the ASC is not upcoding, a possible fraud issue, or downcoding, leading to a loss of owed reimbursement ...
The solution was recently introduced at the Health Care Compliance Association’s 20th annual Compliance Institute. According to a news release, iCode Assurance includes tools such as built-in workflow ...
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 ...
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 ...