Evaluating Compliance Strategies HCR/220 November 7‚ 2010 Evaluating Compliance Strategies This assignment will concentrate on medical billing‚ and compliance strategies‚ and the evaluation of these strategies. Many mistakes are made during the billing process‚ and some of the mistakes that are made could be caused by the strategies‚ and the processes themselves. In this essay I will offer a quick overview of the strategies‚ and an evaluation of these strategies. I will also offer my
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can be observed by the physician is a/an sign. 2. One of the reasons E codes are used is to indicate which of the following? Location of an accident 3. Which of the following best describes late effects? Residual effects that remain after the acute phase of an injury or illness 4. When two or more diagnoses equally meet the criteria for principal diagnosis‚ what action should the coder take? Code both of the diagnoses‚ sequencing the codes based on which diagnosis the physician listed first on the discharge
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Evaluating Compliance Strategies June 4‚ 2013 The compliance process is critical when it pertains to the billing and coding process. It is imperative for Medical Insurance Specialist to remain current on the patient’s participation in contract as well as the medical insurance policies‚ so there will not be any billing errors. Maintaining a communication with the payer will also prevent billing errors. Such regulations and laws are in place for to protect the patient’s financial state‚ prevent
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SAVE YOUR RESOURCES BY OUTSOURCING TO OFFSHORE BILLING COMPANIES Medical Billing process is crucial to the healthcare industry to follow up on medical claims and submit the same to the insurance agencies. This can also be referred to as the billing cycle. This process may take a few days to several months before the medical provider gets payment for the services rendered. This process starts with the patients’ visit to the hospital. The full details of the patient‚ the purpose of his visit‚
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Audit Office Size‚ Audit Quality and Audit Pricing By Jong-Hag Choi‚ Chansog (Francis) Kim‚ Jeong-Bon Kim‚ and Yoonseok Zang Forthcoming at Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory ________________ *Jong-Hag Choi is an Associate Professor at Seoul National University (acchoi@snu.ac.kr). Chansog Kim is an Associate Professor at City University of Hong Kong (acckim@cityu.edu.hk). Jeong-Bon Kim is a Chair Professor at City University of Hong Kong (achead@cityu.edu.hk). Yoonseok Zang is an
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Coding is the basis for revenue and reimbursement for healthcare facilities. When a health record is coded based on quality documentation‚ then that should allow for the maximum reimbursement by the third party payer to the facility. If the medical codes are entered correctly‚ the procedure or treatment is medically necessary‚ and preauthorized according to the insurance company then the claim should be approved. For example if a health record is coded for gram negative pneumonia and the documentation
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Medical marijuana refers to the use of the Cannabis plant as a physician-recommended herbal therapy. A quick check of Wikipedia for Medical Cannabis provides an excellent description of medical cannabis‚ and provides a general history of cannabis as medicine including an immense amount of supporting documentation. Cannabis as a medicine became common throughout much of the world by the 19th century. It was used as the primary pain reliever until the invention of aspirin. Modern medical and scientific
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describe the patient’s condition‚ using terminology that includes either specific diagnoses and/or symptoms‚ problems‚ or reasons for the encounter. In the instance where a discrepancy is discovered‚ determining the first-listed diagnosis per the coding conventions of ICD-9-CM‚ as well as the general and disease-specific guidelines within ICD-9-CM‚ will have precedence over the outpatient guidelines. •In the outpatient setting‚ code all documented conditions that coexist at the time of the encounter
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