Keys to auditing hospital and professional fee coding.
A good audit program can save a provider from sanctions or fines. Whether you work on the hospital or physician side, here are some tips for better auditing practices.
Driggs
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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. driggsr@mail.med.upenn.edu
Zupko
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MJ
D000043:Abstracting and Indexing / Q000592:standards; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000145:classification*; D008330:Management Audit / Q000379:methods*; D008499:Medical Records / Q000145:classification*; D008500:Medical Records Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000592:standards; D011786:Quality Control; D014481:United States