The Power of Time: Enhancing Claims Accuracy through Improved Time Documentation

Do your providers know how to properly record time in their notes? Since time documentation has a significant impact on your organization’s coding accuracy and reimbursement, it’s important to get it right. In this eBrief, Lori Cox, MBA, CPC, CPMA, CPC-I, CEMC, CGSC, CHONC, shares common problematic time statements, discusses which terms are too vague for accuracy, addresses misconceptions regarding coding for emergency room services, and more.

About the author

Lori Cox

MBA, CPC, CPMA, CPC-I, CEMC, CGSC, CHONC / Director of Client Engagement, AAPC Services / AAPC /

Lori Cox has over 25 years of experience working in the business side of healthcare. She began her career in patient accounts and then moved into billing and coding for a multispecialty clinic. She was eventually promoted to billing supervisor and then to compliance officer, where she wrote, maintained, and trained employees and providers on fraud and abuse. Currently, Cox works for AAPC Services as Director of Client Engagement, performing audits and education for clients across the U.S. She has spoken at HEALTHCON and regional conferences and has traveled the country educating coders and physicians on complex coding topics such as hem/onc and E/M guidelines. Cox is the past member relations officer for AAPC’s National Advisory Board.

The Power of Time: Enhancing Claims Accuracy through Improved Time Documentation

About the author

Lori Cox

MBA, CPC, CPMA, CPC-I, CEMC, CGSC, CHONC / Director of Client Engagement, AAPC Services / AAPC /

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