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Perform A Successful Self-Audit With These Quick Tips

Published on Wed Jan 19, 2011

Use all of the resources at your fingertips, including audit score sheets.In last month's Pediatric Coding Alert, you learned the steps you should take to prepare for your first selfaudit-- but do you know what to do next? As part of our continuing series on auditing, check out the following tips to start your self-audit process.Involve the whole staff. Let every member of your practice know what you're doing and why, and remind them that you aren't trying to get anyone in trouble. Instead, you want to determine whether they're helping to bring in the right amount of payments and cutting out denials.Select the charts. Most auditing specialists recommend that you review 10 to 15 records per physician during your audit.Examine documentation. Read the documentation and determine which ICD-9 and CPT codes you think apply to the chart, then check which codes were actually assigned to the services.Pay special attention [...]
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