Healthicity Blog

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.

In this episode of compliance conversations, I sat down with Stephani Scott, VP of Audit Services for Healthicity, to chat about her twenty years of experience and pick her brain on important auditing issues.

So, you’ve done your homework and hired a rock star coder to improve your bottom line. You’ve found the perfect person, someone with knowledge, initiative, critical thinking skills and precise communication.

“Use your words,” my mom used to say. And, as with most things, she was right. Words are important.

An audit of the coding and documentation at any organization can be stressful, especially when an outside auditing organization is hired.

Two new CPT codes were approved in 2013, giving healthcare providers the opportunity to capture the full scope of their efforts while treating chronically ill patients. Specifically, patients with co-morbidities who frequently moved back and forth between their community and an acute care setting.

Getting the most out of an E/M audit can be as simple as paying extra attention to common coding and documentation errors, common exam mistakes, and Medical Decision Making (MDM) mistakes.

The OIG’s annual Work Plan is an important asset for optimizing your organization’s compliance and auditing efforts because it allows you to identify possible compliance risks.