Pulmonology Coding Alert

Compliance:

Don't Falter On Your E/M Reporting By Failing To Catch These Clues

Don’t invite yourself for audits by overlooking these common errors. If you’re missing the encounter location and making mistakes in appending modifiers, you’re risking an unwelcome visit from the recovery audit contractors (RACs). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published two recent RAC findings in its latest Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter, which offers guidance to help you [...]
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