I have a question regarding liability. Can you please tell me what my liability is regarding entering charges from providers fee slips without reviewing documentation? I am a certified coder and was hired by this company to code as they have transitioned from paper to EMR. Because the workload is so huge and they fired their charge entry people then hired two coders, we have absorbed the charge entry positions and never have time to review documentation.
Every time I approve charges without reviewing documentation I feel like I am committing fraud. Am I?
Am I in danger of having my credentials revoked?
I did get it in writing from a manager that “per the manager I am to enter charges without reviewing documentation until further notice.”
Does this put the responsibility on them and take it off me, in other words, am I safe to continue to approve charges and drop bills for encounters when I haven't reviewed documentation and have no idea if the documentation supports the charges going thru?
Please help me! I feel I'm being asked to do something illegal that is only going to harm me.
Every time I approve charges without reviewing documentation I feel like I am committing fraud. Am I?
Am I in danger of having my credentials revoked?
I did get it in writing from a manager that “per the manager I am to enter charges without reviewing documentation until further notice.”
Does this put the responsibility on them and take it off me, in other words, am I safe to continue to approve charges and drop bills for encounters when I haven't reviewed documentation and have no idea if the documentation supports the charges going thru?
Please help me! I feel I'm being asked to do something illegal that is only going to harm me.