Written by Reed Tinsley |
June 16, 2008
Medicare recently released its utilization statistics for Part B services that it paid in 2006. You can use these figures to compare your coding patterns to other physicians in your medical specialty; in particular you can compare your E/M coding patterns to your peers. Use this anaysis to look for lost revenue opportunities but also use it as part of your compliance review activities.
To access the statistics, go here:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicarefeeforsvcpartsAB/04_medicareutilizationforpartb.asp
About the Author
Reed Tinsley CPA
This article is written by Reed Tinsley, a Houston, TX-based CPA with over 30 years of experience advising physicians and medical practices across Texas and the United States. Reed holds certifications as a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), Certified Healthcare Business Consultant (CHBC), and Certified Financial Planner (CFP), specializing exclusively in the healthcare sector. He is a published author, nationally recognized speaker, and trusted advisor to physicians on
accounting & tax,
practice management, and
financial planning.
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