Anesthesia Coding Alert

Compliance:

Send CERT Documentation ASAP, When Asked

MACs are noticing that providers aren’t being timely. If you’ve received a documentation request for a follow-up due to a comprehensive error rate testing (CERT) audit, you may want to drop those notes in the mail sooner rather than later. Apparently, providers have been lax on sending their requested data, according to a report from Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) WPS [...]
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