tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2007 Issue 33

CODING: Harvest 'Low-Hanging Fruit' To Boost Your Profits

Avoid this common E/M trapSure, times have been especially challenging for many practices this year, due to Medicare reimbursement changes. But providers may be making the problem worse, says Terry Fletcher, a coding consultant in Laguna Niguel, CA.The problem: Many specialists decided to reduce the number of E/M visits they perform. "They're trying to bypass the E/M and get the information on the phone" before operating on a patient, Fletcher says. "They think they can be more efficient with their money by doing less E/Ms and getting more procedures in," she says.She sees many practices reducing...

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