Anesthesia & Pain Management Compliance Auditors

 

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Auditing for Compliance and Education, Inc. (ACE)

We are a consulting firm nationally recognized for excellence in auditing and advising anesthesia and pain management practices on billing, coding, reimbursement and compliance issues.

We offer an array of services as a compliance partner to anesthesia and pain management practices across the country which include the following:

To request additional information regarding our services and company please click here.

NEW: Test Your Coder

Are you in the need to test your current or prospective coder's skills in anesthesia coding???  ACE has developed this 35 question test to help you accomplish that goal.  Click here for more information...

Why ACE?

The government's crusade to uncover and prosecute health care fraud is motivation to bring a successful compliance plan into daily physician activities. We will create a realistic plan that will withstand the scrutiny of Medicare auditors.

Our compliance process incorporates risk identification, correction and prevention through education and auditing. Our goal is to prevent and detect violations, then report and recommend solutions to potential problems.  Click here to read more about the ACE Approach.

Upcoming Anesthesia & Pain Conferences

ACE Consultants speak at numerous anesthesia and pain management conferences throughout the year.  Below are a few upcoming conferences:

15th Annual Anesthesia Billing, Coding, & Compliance Summit, September 12th-14th, 2011 Baltimore, MD

WEBINAR:  Mistakes in reporting anesthesia time can trigger fines and criminal penalties. Are you protected?, July 14th

12th Annual Pain Management Billing, Coding, & Compliance Summit, June 13th-15th, 2011 Las Vegas, NV

PPMIS User Summit, June 13th-15th, 2011, Kansas City, MO

ASIPP (American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians) 13th Annual Meeting, June 25th-25th, 2011, Washington DC

MGMA Anesthesia Administration Assembly: March 20th-23rd, 2011 - Baltimore, MD

12th Annual Anesthesia Billing and Management Seminar 2011 April 15th-17th, 2011 - Las Vegas, NV

Quarterly Newsletter

 

This quarterly email will contain legal briefs, compliance tips, coding news, and more. By signing up for the newsletter you also will receive ACE Alerts that are sent out periodically.

News & Industry Alerts

New ABN Form Effective January 1st, 2012  Click here

2011 OIG Work Plan Lays Out Compliance Work (see ACE Alert here)

Highmark discovers incorrect billing in 73% of records in audit for Procedure Codes:  99204 & 99205 (see bulletin here)

OIG Report Released Inspection Report on Transforaminal Epidural Injections: Overpayments Detailed in this Report

Red Flag Rules - Enforcement Now Pushed to December 2010:  FTC Business Alert

Revised Hospital Anesthesia Services Interpretive Guidelines:  Dec. 2009 Memo from CMS

ASA Analysis of CMS Guidelines

ASA Response to CMS Interpretive Guidelines

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