If these truths weren’t daunting enough, the task of finding skilled ED coding professionals today is a difficult one. In addition to having a heightened awareness of legal and ethical issues, medical coders must grasp the unique coding complexities of emergency medicine. Now, more than ever, reducing risks and optimizing revenue requires that your coding be placed in expert hands.

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Using rigorous methodologies and policies developed by our president and CEO, Caral Edelberg, CPC, CCS-P, CHC, MMR provides outsourced coding solutions to both emergency physician groups and hospitals. With over two decades of specialization in the field, we’ve become a nationally recognized ED coding authority.

MMR’s certified coders are highly trained in the complex art of identifying and coding ED services and understand our responsibility to stay abreast of changing rules and regulations. Understanding and managing this environment is a necessity in order to protect your physicians from unknowingly committing fraud and abuse. Through selective recruitment, internal complete compliance training, and ongoing education developed and managed by our in-house experts, we’ve cultivated a first-rate team of ED coding specialists, each dedicated to producing their work accurately and on-time. What’s more, our practice of conducting random internal quality audits before the codes leave our system on their way to your claim - coupled with our stringent compliance program-ensures the integrity of our services.

MMR’s Coding Services include:

• Assignment of E/M Level, CPT, HCPCS and ICD-9 codes and modifiers
• 48-72 hour turnaround time on coding
• Development or review of E/M Level criteria for facility "APCs" as your needs dictate
• Chargemaster and fee schedule revision and updates
• A reconciliation process to ensure that every chart is coded
• Physician and nursing workshops to foster improved documentation practices
• Monthly reports for each physician listing every record that is missing adequate documentation
• Monthly administrative reports including a detailed financial picture, E/M Level distribution by physician, distribution of nursing assignment levels, ED turnaround times, patient acuity by registration hour, and most frequent diagnoses treated in your ED
• Unrivaled attention to Local Medical Review Policies (LMRP) for medical necessity which allows for better billing management and assures accurate payment
• Maintenance of an audit trail for accountability

Enjoy the peace of mind that comes with knowing your ED coding will be done accurately and on-time. To learn more about our Coding Services, contact MMR today at 1-800-226-4889 or by using our secure online form.

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