Medical Coding, Billing, Documentation Articles

6 Choosing and then utilizing the wrong E/M guidelines for your ED

The 6^th common mistake for revenue capture is relying solely on your EMR to capture the appropriate E/M Level.

#5 Failing to document the length of time used for your time based services

Are you capturing your time based procedure / service codes?

Overlooking to regularly review and update all of your documentation templates

The 4^th common mistake occurs when your documentation templates are no longer capturing all services appropriately.

#2 Failing to evaluate and adjust your Point System on a systematic basis.

The 2^nd 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

A list of 10 Common Mistakes Managing Emergency Dept Reimbursement and Cash Flow, and what you can do to fix them