Costly documentation and coding woes beset providers
Getting motivated
It’s not as though the significance of proper coding is a mystery. Rather, says Jeannie Cagle, RN, BSN, CPC, manager at The Coker Group in Alpharetta, GA, it’s more along the lines of flossing and mammograms. “We all know that we should, but we don’t get around to it,” Cagle says.
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