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Get a Grip on New Guidelines and Regulatory Changes

Do you catch yourself wondering why you should audit your work?

Auditing for E/M Consultation Services has been confusing auditors for years.

You sit down and feel your jaw tighten, your pulse quicken, and your shoulders cramp up like you’ve slept on a boulder all night.

Pass rate thresholds are pretty important. They define the acceptable accuracy rate by which a provider or coder passes or fails their coding audit.

You might be using an outside billing company, a central business office or practice staff to provide medical billing services. And you might be feeling pretty great about the work they do.

For fun, let’s take a short quiz. Would you say that the following scenarios would be coded as a new or established patient?

It’s been almost a year and many compliance officers are still trying to figure out how to make use of the OIG Resource Guide.

I have over 30 years’ experience in the healthcare industry. During that time, I’ve experienced workplace stress, boredom, frustration and a whole host of other challenges.