Standardized Documentation and Coding Guidelines It would be wonderful if there were a magic button to press to know exactly what documentation guidelines to follow when performing self-audits and evaluating your compliance. Unfortunately, this isn’t so. Documentation standards are often open to interpretation, whether from a licensing board, a payer, or a malpractice attorney. For…
Implementing NCQA Standards
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has an important mission. It guides the standards for documentation for all of healthcare, and especially as it relates to 3rd Party payers. Every practice needs a standard to follow, and this is one that is easily duplicated and simple to understand. As you review this Quick Byte…
Quality and Purposeful Documentation and Coding
Healthcare Documentation Has Many Facets and Requirements To meet the standards expected by the many different audiences that review your patient records, you need to be familiar with the standards set by the healthcare community at large. That standard is defined by The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). NCQA is an organization dedicated to…
Why Is Documentation So Important?
Get started here with your documentation and coding training by understanding why we should really care about this topic and how important it is in the context of your business. This brief, high-level training provides a wonderful foundation to the concepts that will be covered in this module and this course of Basics. An understanding…
Coding Basics for Chiropractic Assistants
Coding has two main components; one is CPT and the other is ICD. They are entirely different but, in most cases, must be used together to define a service and obtain reimbursement. In this module, we will discuss the different types of CPT codes that are common in a chiropractic clinic and how ICD fits…