Driving Collaboration Between Auditors & Providers

Are your providers and auditors struggling to align on communication? In today's complex healthcare landscape, it's essential to provide auditors with the clinical skills and tools they need to provide meaningful feedback to physicians. In this eBrief, expert Lori Cox, MBA, CPC, CPMA, CPC-I, CEMC, CGSC, CHONC, outlines several strategies to help auditors develop a clinical perspective, including:  

• Leveraging the proper tools 

• Focusing on documentation 

• Understanding the medical record 

• Implementing a three-pronged approach 

By putting these strategies into action, your auditors will be equipped to effectively communicate with your providers, leading to improved accuracy of medical coding, reduced claim denials, and, ultimately, better patient care.