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Are Your Documentation Errors Leaving Money On the Table?

Published on Tue Mar 18, 2014

Tip: Upcoding isn’t the only issue, CMS says. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’s) recently released Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) report shows that medical practitioners left over $1 billion on the table by underbilling claims. It’s time to take a closer look at your billing practices in some key E/M areas.   The report, which was released [...]
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