Quality Management Consulting Group QMCG

  

   QMCG Consultants

Melanie G. Allen
Director of Audit Compliance Services and
Senior Consultant

Phone:  614.227.4852
Fax:  614.227.2390

Area of Specialization

  • Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) reviews to include medical necessity audits, along with outpatient claim audits, and MS-DRG reviews
  • Educational programs for physicians/staff on the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program
  • Review of facility charge description master (CDM)
  • Bill audits to assure that the services billed are the services documented in the medical record
  • ICD-9-CM coding review and DRG review for hospitals (inpatient acute care, specialty hospitals), outpatient surgeries, outpatient diagnostic testing and therapeutic services. Home health, hospice, skilled nursing facilities bill reviews
  • Educational inservices for physicians or hospital staff on ICD-9-CM coding and diagnostic related groups (DRGs)
  • Educational inservices for physicians/staff on Evaluation and Management (E&M) coding

Representative Experience

  • Over 20 years experience in an acute care hospital with management responsibilities in health information management, revenue cycle management, and coding education
  • Recent experience in the RAC appeal process, specializing in MS-DRG denials
  • Experience in assisting health care facilities in meeting regulatory requirements for billing and coding
  • Consulting with various health care entities on various billing issues
  • Working with fiscal intermediaries to obtain answers to various issues regarding billing and compliance
  • Working with Southwestern Schools as a Medical Coding and Billing instructor in their adult education program.

Education

  • Hocking College
  • Ohio Dominican University, currently pursuing degree in Cross-Disciplinary Studies
  • American Health Information Management Association Accreditation
  • Registered Health Information Technician
  • Certified Coding Specialist

Representative Sample of Speeches and Presentations

  • RAC issues affecting acute care facilities programs
  • Clinical Documentation Improvement and RAC
  • ICD-9 Coding Updates – Moving Toward ICD-10
  • Basic Billing & Coding for Physicians
  • Hospital Acquired Conditions and Patient Safety Indicators
  • Present on Admission Indicators
  • Back to Basics – A Coding Review

Contact Melanie at: mallen@qmcg.com

   

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