title: Federal audit findings in E/M services: a top 10 survival guide.
abstract: Physician practices are under intense scrutiny, led by several aggressive and pervasive federal auditing initiatives. One of the primary targets for these initiatives is the most common physician service provided: the E/M service--with the most prevalent E/M service being the basic office visit. Physicians and practice managers should be aware of the risk areas when documenting, coding, and billing E/M services. This article presents the top 10 areas of risk exposure for such services, and throws in an additional eleventh area for an added preventive measure.
authors: KForce Healthcare, Inc., USA. mcalahan@kforce.com
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Calahan
mesh_terms: D059019:Clinical Coding; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D011216:Practice Management, Medical; D014481:United States