Practice Management Alert

Reader Questions:

Always Keep Audits in Mind

Question: Can a physician pick and choose what to bill? Maine Subscriber Answer: Without more information, it’s hard to reply with specifics, but a good general rule: One should follow the specific regulations for coding and billing practices and look to guidelines when making the nitty-gritty code selections. An auditor would almost certainly notice inconsistencies in a provider’s services when [...]
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