Effective Auditing of Physicians' Documentation

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Benefits

The federal government's increasing interest in fraud, waste and abuse heightens the awareness of physician practices, both large and small, of the increasing scrutiny of physician documentation to support billings. In the past, audits are performed and physicians were lectured but all too often little improvement was noted. How can practices efficiently and effectively audit physician services? If we audit and have a bad result, what are the next steps? This educational, live audio conference focuses on understanding why the audit process is important, the factors that are important to the audit, documenting the audit and outcomes management.


Agenda

Understanding the Strong Arm of the Law
  • Why We Monitor and Audit
  • The Risks Associated With Not Having an Effective Auditing Program
    • Recent Governmental Audit Pursuits
  • Repercussions of Inadequate Auditing and Monitoring
Documentation Audit
  • When Is an Audit Required?
  • How Should We Structure the Audit - Variables to Consider (i.e. Percent of FFS vs. MMC)?
  • Pinpointing Documentation Issues
  • Recording It All – How Do We Document Findings in a Safe Manner?
  • Physician Documentation Short Cuts
  • Auditing Electronic Medical Records - The Dangers of Cutting and Pasting
Reporting Our Findings
  • No Training, No Lectures: Physicians Are Learners
  • Providing Real Examples
  • Re-Auditing

Faculty

Nancy Freeman, R.H.I.A., M.B.A., M.H.A., SNR Denton
Linda Robinson, R.N., CPC, SNR Denton

Nancy Freeman, R.H.I.A., M.B.A., M.H.A.
  • Managing director in SNR Denton’s Health Care Group
  • More than 25 years of experience serving the health care market as both an administrator and a consultant
  • Concentrates on helping organizations improve their billing and coding compliance
  • Provided consulting services in the accounting industry managing a variety of revenue cycle and compliance projects
  • Managed many types of coding and billing projects or investigations, including inpatient, outpatient, hospital, physician, durable medical equipment and ambulance providers
  • Spoken and published on a variety of coding-related topics
  • Can be contacted at nancy.freeman@SNRDenton.com

Linda Robinson, R.N., CPC
  • SNR Denton’s compliance and coding director
  • Experience as a clinician and certified medical coder for physician and hospital outpatient services
  • Manages projects involving the charge capture process in place for the adequacy of the controls, complete documentation and identifies inefficiencies in the current process
  • Addresses complex government regulations with operational solutions
  • Manages compliance and medical record reviews
  • Assists clinical research programs with preparing for American College of Surgeons, National Cancer Institute and Institutional Review Board audits
  • Can be contacted at linda.robinson@SNRDenton.com




These Materials are Designed For

This live audio conference is designed for medical records professionals, coders, health information directors, billing managers, compliance officers, collections professionals, business and office managers, nurses, health care providers, clinic coordinators and administrators.

CD & Manual - CD Set with bound 20 page manual
Podcast - 100 Minute MP3 with 20 page electronic manual - Immediate Access and No Shipping Cost