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Catch Potential Billing Slip-Ups With Internal Audits, Before an Outside Auditor Does

Published on Mon May 14, 2012

Starting with a baseline audit will set your practice up for success.

Would your practice pass the test if a payer auditor showed up at your office? You should be using internal chart reviews to evaluate your practice's compliance and billing processes -- before someone else does.

Reap Internal Review Benefits

Performing internal audits can help you ensure billing and coding compliance and may also point to money you've been leaving on the table. Finding problems early helps alleviate risk.

Audits will also uncover inconsistencies in documentation and coding so you can focus your staff education. For example, maybe something conveyed was misunderstood or confusing, and that will come out in the audit.

Another example: One of your family physicians tends to report 99213 (Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of [...]
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