A coding audit is critical to helping ensure ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) receive appropriate payment for services provided to patients. This process, which is a review of codes submitted to ...

Coding experts agree that ASCs should conduct regular audits of their coding processes to ensure the ASC is not upcoding, a possible fraud issue, or downcoding, leading to a loss of owed reimbursement ...

Revenue cycle leaders at the University of Utah Health successfully established an automated and streamlined audit process that identifies potential errors at the point of coding. It's no secret that ...

Margin protection autonomous coding helps CFOs reduce denials and labor costs while ensuring audit-ready claims and predictable cash flow.

Medical coding and billing is a fairly complex process and requires that those working in the medical office to have extensive training to ensure proper billing of the insurance company. Often ...

When it comes to coding, the name of the game is accuracy. Code less than warranted and you lose out on reimbursement you can't afford to forgo. Code too high and risk scrutiny from the Office of ...

In the dynamic world of fintech - where mergers, acquisitions (M&As), and tech integrations are commonplace - the quality of software systems is pivotal for achieving long-term growth. When firms ...

The solution was recently introduced at the Health Care Compliance Association’s 20th annual Compliance Institute. According to a news release, iCode Assurance includes tools such as built-in workflow ...

Medical school curriculum is heavy in anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, and clinical rotations or clerkships. There is very little, if any, instruction on proper coding and billing for ...

The International Federation of Accountants has released two downloadable handbooks containing its 2010 code of ethics for professional accountants and pronouncements on auditing, review and other ...