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A better way to deploy your internal audit resources

Does your hospital perform internal audits of Medicare payments? Are you considering a self-audit program? All audit programs are not equally effective, and there’s a good chance the outcomes will not accurately reflect improper payments to your hospital. Why? Because most audit methodologies used by hospitals measure coding accuracy, which has no direct correlation to payment error rate. From this webcast seminar, you will take away a proven model for detecting errors in documentation, coding and billing. It’s all about making the best use of your resources — spending less money to obtain consistently meaningful results. Highlights:

• Modeled after official methodologies — from RAC, FI/MAC medical reviews and the OIG
• Mastering the ABCs of audits: integrating CPRs (concurrent, pre-bill and retrospective) and understanding PDRs (prevent, detect and resolve)
• Key elements of an effective payment audit strategy, including baseline probability coupled with non-probability targets
• Will help you answer critical questions, such as:
  • How many dollars are not being collected due to documentation, coding and billing practices?
  • Can you identify and measure payment variances prior to billing?
  • Do you have a uniform, consistent and centralized audit methodology?
  • What can your audit results tell you about your total paid claims?
  • Are you using a linear or three-dimensional internal audit program?
  • How can you track the effectiveness of proactive measures and internal controls?

  About our presenter
  This MedLearn webcast seminar is presented by Carol Spencer, BA, RHIA, CCS, CHDA. A MedLearn senior consultant, Ms. Spencer possesses more than 20 years of experience in health information management, coding, teaching, data quality and operations. She is an accomplished teacher, author, and speaker covering subjects/topics such as MS-DRGs, ICD-9-CM coding, compliance strategies, clinical documentation improvement and RAC-preparedness. Ms. Spencer is the project lead and thought leader for MedLearn’s RAC Inpatient Data Analytics program.

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