Latoya Brown,Baas, Cpc, Cpma, Cgic, Cpc-I, Chc, Crhc, Crc Email & Phone Number

Develop, implement, maintain and update written policies and procedures and standards of conduct. Create and manage effective compliance training and education initiatives. Streamline open lines of communication for reporting compliance issues or concerns, including managing organization-wide compliance hotlines. Provide compliance and privacy investigations, including root cause analysis and corrective action plans. Perform rigorous internal coding audits, ensuring appropriate CPT assignment, ICD-10 specificity, and HCPCS Level II/modifier usage. Adhere, process, confirm and oversee RADV, RAC, PDV and other audit findings performed by CMS, Medicaid, VA, Tricare, and commercial payers. Initiated and implemented the Compliance Audit and Education Program to promote coding accuracy, physician documentation improvement, and provider/coder education.Lead the internal Certified Professional Coding course for non-certified coders throughout more than 15 states.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Ensured coding practices comply with regulations (CPT, ICD).Conducted audits to identify and resolve discrepancies in coding.Trained coding staff on compliance procedures and best practices.Updated and maintained coding policies and procedures.Managed documentation of compliance processes and audit results.Maintained update to date on changes in coding standards and regulations.