Outlining a post-audit action plan can push healthcare organizations toward improving the auditing process, as well as safeguard incoming revenues.
Here are five actions to take after coding an audit.
1. Use coding audits to find common denial areas
2. Identify coding complications prior to patients’ discharges
3. Base education for certain medical coders on audit results
4. Maintain accuracy and productivity with computer-assisted coding
5. Continue auditing
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