A customary coding compliance plan consists of policies and standards that will cover specific entities such as: Billing and reimbursement, turnaround for completion of audits etc.
For your assignment you are required to perform research using various professional resources (AHIMA, OIG, AAPC etc.) and create a coding compliance plan. Please submit your draft of this plan. This should include at least 2 sources that you plan on using and a rough draft of your coding compliance plan.
The following areas should be covered within your 3-4 page coding compliance plan;
1. Standards for Documentation and Coding.
2. Program Audits.
3. Guidelines for sequencing principle diagnosis and procedure codes.
4. Monitoring coding quality.