IR/Cardio
IR and Cardiovascular Procedures
Whether performed in the radiology suite, cardiac cath lab, or operating
room, when it comes to correct coding and billing, invasive radiology and
cardiovascular procedures prove to be difficult areas to understand and
code correctly.
Client Benefits
- Appropriately capture revenue
- Reduce errors that result in rejected claims
- Insure there are no inappropriate reimbursements
- Make sure you aren't missing charges
- Reduce the potential of denials, fines and audits
MedLearn Approach and Objectives
MedLearn begins with a baseline audit sampling a number of special/interventional
radiology and cardiovascular procedures correlating quality of documentation
with integrity of coding and billing. From there, a multi-disciplinary approach
may be needed to reduce the identified error rate. It may include involvement
of radiologists, cardiologists, vascular surgeons, radiology technicians,
cardiac cath lab nurses, billing, and health information management staff
with hands-on training with coders shadowing physicians to understand the
process of diagnosis, treatment and coding. If there are ongoing audits,
MedLearn will likely conduct some off site to save costs. MedLearn will
also provide key examples of how coding can go wrong.
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