by Christopher Baggot | May 12, 2015 | CCMA
Here in Reno, Nevada for the combined conference of Certification Council for Medical Auditors (CCMA) and the American Association of Medical Audit Specialists (AAMAS). I’m honored and pleased to announce that I’ve been elected President for the CCMA org. The CCMA,...
by Christopher Baggot | May 4, 2015 | Audits, Blog
Recently one of our hospital clients had a Third Party Audit Firm sneak a request for records past a new person. In my article titled “Your Losses Begin in Medical Records” you’ll see that releasing medical records needs to be carefully considered. In any case these...
by Christopher Baggot | Apr 13, 2015 | Audits, Blog
As we explored previously in our first article stopping loss can occur. Here’s how it starts: Identify and consolidate your findings in these areas: 1. Government Audits 2. Commercial Audits 3. Business Office Denials Most sites will keep these areas separate,...
by Christopher Baggot | Apr 10, 2015 | Audits, Blog
Your Audit Losses – Step One Of all the sites I’ve ever consulted for there is always the same pattern and posture with auditing. Some are better than others but all have divided the audit losses into generally three categories. 1. Business Office Denials 2....
by Christopher Baggot | Feb 25, 2015 | Audits, Blog
Great article I thought I’d share by Brad Flansbaum IF CONGRESS PLANS ON FIXING THE RACS IN 2015, THEY NEED TO READ THIS FIRST! • February 24, 2015 • Brad Flansbaum The recent increase in observation stays has led to a surge in federal oversight and scrutiny. We have...
