
Certified Professional Coder with background in healthcare settings. Experience includes coding medical procedures and diagnoses for billing purposes, reviewing patient records for accuracy, and educating providers on coding practices and guidelines. Strengths lie in thorough understanding of medical terminology, ICD-10 codes, and HIPAA compliance rules. Past roles have demonstrated ability to improve efficiency of billing processes and ensure maximum reimbursement for services provided.
Shifting focus to MDM (number/complexity of problems, data reviewed, risk) and total time spent on the encounter.
Training to document only what is medically necessary.
Medical necessity documentation must clearly show the service was needed for diagnosis or treatment
Under coding prevention: training clinicians avoid lost revenue through accurate documentation
E/M Audit education