Chart audit: is your practice billing what it should?

ould any of the following mistakes occur in your practice on a given day? You forget to charge for CLIA-waived lab tests even though your supplier charged you for the test kits, you inject a patient with 10 units of a drug but only bill for one unit, or you perform four minor surgical procedures but forget to note them on the encounter form. These simple mistakes are costly, and repeatedly forgetting to bill for services like these could cost you tens of thousands of dollars by the end of the year. A simple chart audit can help you remedy these and other costly problems. This article will guide you through the process.