The 9th common mistake that can impact reimbursement can occur when your provider does not know where he/she falls on a National E/M Benchmark Bell Curve.
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Failing to Compare Providers Coding against a National Benchmark.
April 26, 2009 – 9:22 AM
Lack of ongoing education for all of your Providers and Staff
April 26, 2009 – 9:22 AM
Not conducting chart reviews on a regular and consistent basis
April 26, 2009 – 9:22 AM
Not automatically updating your fee ticket/superbill annually
April 26, 2009 – 9:21 AM
Choosing and then utilizing the wrong E/M guidelines for your ED
July 21, 2008 – 12:58 AM
Failing to document the length of time used for your time based services
July 21, 2008 – 12:54 AM
Overlooking to regularly review and update all of your documentation templates
July 10, 2008 – 4:15 PM
Failing to consistently educate all members of your ED staff regarding your Point System
July 4, 2008 – 10:47 PM
Failing to evaluate and adjust your Point System on a systematic basis
July 4, 2008 – 6:05 PM
The 2nd most common mistake is that the Facility Point System is not regularly evaluated to capture all services. A point system would be a consistent methodology for assigning an ED Facility Level based on the work performed by the ED staff. An interesting fact is, that to this date, there are no national standards for assignment of hospital Facility Levels.
10 Common Mistakes Managing Emergency Dept Reimbursement and Cash Flow
July 1, 2008 – 8:40 AM
E/M level billed by Physician the same as Facility
May 31, 2008 – 10:57 PM
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- Choosing and then utilizing the wrong E/M guidelines for your ED
- Failing to document the length of time used for your time based services
- Lack of ongoing education for all of your Providers and Staff
- Failing to consistently educate all members of your ED staff regarding your Point System
- Failing to evaluate and adjust your Point System on a systematic basis
- Overlooking to regularly review and update all of your documentation templates
- Not automatically updating your fee ticket/superbill annually
- 10 Common Mistakes Managing Emergency Dept Reimbursement and Cash Flow
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