Wiki Facility Auditing

[jxtud]

Our company has recently begun auditing outpatient hospital facility charges, and we are trying to get a handle on how labor intensive this is in comparison to outpatient pro-fee audits. On the pro-fee side, our reviewers typically audit anywhere from 7-10 charts per hour. On the facility side, the numbers are all over the place.

I realize that there are many intangibles which fall into play, but can anyone provide any ball park numbers on what the norm should be?

Thanks,
Jim

James M. Tudor, CPC
Director of Billing Compliance
Medsafe/Total Compliance Solutions, Inc.