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| Managed Care Contracting and Reimbursement Advisor |
| May 2008 |
| Use E/M coding audits to train your physicians |
| As discussed in the April MCCRA, a coding audit is an excellent tool for physician practices to determine what, if any, problems exist in their claims submissions, particularly for E/M codes. Part II of this coding spotlight illustrates how to use the findings of your audits to help your physicians improve their coding practices.
E/M codes affect not just outpatient or office consultations but home, skilled and unskilled nursing facilities, and ED visits, says Jennifer Swindle, RHIT, CCS-P, CPC-EM-FP, CCP, senior coding consultant at PivotHealth in Lafayette, IN. |
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