| Effective Documentation Compliance
Presenter: Sonal Patel, BA, CPC, CPMA, CMC, ICDCM, CEO & Principal Strategist – SP Collaborative, LLC
Time: 1.13 hours
Description: Coding evaluation and management (E/M) visits by medical decision making (MDM) presents documentation challenges. This webinar highlights current MDM guidelines, common challenges, and recommendations for effective documentation compliance.
Objectives:
- Identify documentation challenges in MDM, including history and physical exam.
- Understand problems addressed, data analyzed, and risk to patient management.
- Recognize MDM selection and time.
- Avoid risk with effective documentation compliance.
- Review final thoughts and resources.
Key Topics:
- Documentation Challenges in MDM
History and Physical Exam
Problems Addressed
Data Analyzed
Risk to Patient Management
Selection
Time
- Avoid Risk
- Final Thoughts
- Resources
Speaker Sonal Patel, BA, CPC, CPMA, CMC, ICDCM, CEO & Principal Strategist – SP Collaborative, LLC Sonal has served as a multi-specialty healthcare coding, auditing, and compliance professional in the industry for over 14 years. She began her second career as a medical biller and continued to advance into a renowned cancer hospital's patient business services' department armed with her CMC®, CPC®, and CPMA® credentials. She has had the honor of directly working with and supporting healthcare attorneys in defense of their clients' myriad of reimbursement issues for almost six years. Sonal has utilized her creative strengths while working in the business side of healthcare. She serves as the creator and host of her Paint the Medical Picture Podcast series, which is currently in its third year. She has provided rich, thought-leadership content on LinkedIn since 2012. Sonal is also a published author in numerous industry publications, including the Health Care Compliance Association's (HCCA®) 2021 edition of the Complete Healthcare Compliance Manual. She finds herself often collaborating with her colleagues and trusted resources on podcasts, white papers, and so much more. Sonal provides young coders, newly certified coders, or those thinking of entering the niche world of medical coding with advice and encouragement. Sonal proudly holds certifications as a Certified Professional Coder (CPC®) and Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA®) from the AAPC®, the world's largest credentialing body for the business of medicine. She is also proudly certified from the Practice Management Institute® (PMI®) as a Certified Medical Coder (CMC®). She is highly proficient in ICD-10-CM and stands ready to master ICD-11-CM when it becomes a reality in the United States. Sonal is an active member with the AAPC®, the American Medical Billing Association (AMBA®), HCCA®, the National Alliance of Medical Auditing Specialists (NAMAS®), and PMI®.
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