Employee Relations:
Follow 3 Steps to Avoid Staff Audit Worries
Published on Mon Mar 19, 2012
Tip: Start at the top and work down.Medical offices that are striving for the most accurate billing practices should conduct internal chart audits at least twice a year on each physician, but how do you get started? Inventing a chart audit system from scratch may appear to be a daunting task -- but you can pull it off with careful planning and the proper resources.Consider these expert tips for formulating your own internal chart audit system.First, Get Staff on BoardThe most important step in internal audit planning is also the first one. Before beginning your audits, you need to get buy-in from the chief of the department, the senior partners, and then all the other physicians.Once you have the buy-in from all the physicians and the support of the senior staff, you should then present the internal audit plan to the other staff so that everyone is aware of what is [...]