Medical Consulting Services
Career Coders offers a variety of consulting and educational services.
- Chart Auditing for physician offices
- Auditing Classes
- Seminars – Online or Onsite
- HIPAA/Compliance development
- Educational coding classes for staff, physicians – Online or Onsite
- Coding certification classes – Online or Onsite
Initial Consult Includes:
- Initial meeting with doctors and/or office manager
- Create a strategy and identifying the practice needs, audit plan or special project request
- 1-½ hr in-service within 30 days of project – Online or Onsite
- Seminars/Educational Services do not require an Initial Consult
Seminars/Educational Services (any one or combination)
- Evaluation and Management
- Modifiers
- CPT, ICD-9, HCPCs coding
- HIPAA/Compliance
- Auditing
Physician Chart Audits
Audit Objectives
1. Medicare Compliance
Compliance plans require auditing and monitoring process to make sure the physician is within CMS requirements
2. Education
Audits will help your medical practice identify potential violations such as; medical necessity, documentation guidelines, and unbundling of procedures. Education and training is also an important part of a compliance plan.
3. Improving Reimbursements
The use of proper CPT, ICD-9 and HCPC codes, modifiers, CCI edits and LCD’s will help improve the facility cash flow
You Choose The Type of Audit
There are minimum requirements:
- One time Audits
- Monthly Audits
- Quarterly Audits
- Semiannual Audits
References available upon request