Medical Coding Services

With several years of expertise on both physician and reimbursement sides, our highly dedicated team of CPC and CPC-H outpatient facility certified coders from American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) ensure highly accurate and compliant coding services. Our two certified extremely experienced PMCC trainers oversee daily operation of our Coding department and see to it that all industry standards and compliances needs are met.

Process and Delivery for Medical Coding:

The hospital intake form or charge sheet is batched and arrives on the desk of a coder who will abstract the following handwritten information, convert it to code and get it in front of data entry. FL Technology coders are certified by the AAPC (American Association of Professional Coders) and have a minimum of 4 years hands on experience. They do coding for the handwritten Physician's diagnosis on the charge sheet.

1. Pre-Sales Requirements Analysis:
This process commences once FL Technology receives Client approval to conduct process study and to submit a presentation on the benefits of business process management through outsourcing. During this process FL Technology will conduct the Client Requirements Analysis Study. The study will involve specialties covered, required turn around time, type of files, reports requirement, and formats to be followed.

2. Receipt of Files from client:
Our FL Technology receives scanned clinical information or patient charts from the client through a FTP site.

3. Download and Allocation of Files:
The files uploaded from the client using the FTP site will be downloaded by FLT’s Medical Coding Team and allocated to the appropriate Pre-Coders and Coders.

4. Pre - Coding:
After the files are downloaded and allocated to the appropriate team, the Pre-Coders enter details such as Place of Service, Physician Name, and any price modifiers.

5. Coding:
C>oding consists of two main divisions-Procedural and Diagnostic Coding. Certified Coders (CPC) handle this process using references such as ICD-9-CM, LMRP, CPT Assistant, HCPCS Level II. The Coding team checks the compatibility of the diagnosis with the procedure code.

6. Uploading of Completed Files:
On successful completion of the Coding work, the files will be uploaded to FL Technology’s FTP site.

7. Quality Evaluation:
The coded files are forwarded to the client from FL T’s FTP site. These files will be checked for quality by the client.

8. Client Feedback:
On receiving Quality Feedback from the Client, FLT shall work towards improvement and refinement in the Coding Process in order to provide the most accurate and reliable services.

RESOURCES:

Our coding staffs have received extensive training under coding experts in the U.S. Certified coders monitor their work regularly and external coding and compliance experts periodically audit the coding department. Our coders are proficient with: