An existent compliance plan not only detects incorrect coding practices, it may also be considered by some federal agencies when determining whether reasonable efforts were taken to avoid and detect ...

ASCs should incorporate an external audit into their compliance programs. Formal coding audit protocol should define the purpose of the audit, frequency of review and sample size. The difficult part ...

According to the American Medical Association, there are eight primary coding issues that providers should be aware of. Medical coding is particularly challenging for specialty practices as there have ...