FairCode Associates
FairCode Associates, LLC was founded in 2001 by a team of physicians and nurses to improve coding documentation and compliance in hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and physician practices. We are … more
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Our Results
Whenever a DRG is changed, the hospital client may have an opportunity to resubmit a claim to the payor, resulting in reimbursement changes. Depending on hospital contracts with insurance companies … more
For Executives
FairCode offers administrators of hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers:
Proven revenue cycle management strategies
Improved quality reports for individual medical staff members and facility … more
Who We Are
Tracey Goessel, M.D.Presidenttgoessel@faircode.com
Lisa Boyce, RN, MBAVice Presidentlboyce@faircode.com
Robin Kaplan, M.D.Vice Presidentrkaplan@faircode.com
Joanne Schade-Boyce, RDH, MS, CPC, … more
For Hospitals
FairCode’s professional staff and specially trained physicians offer our hospital clients:
Proven revenue cycle management strategies
A decrease in risk from Medicare/Medicaid penalties … more
For Physicians
FairCode’s training programs highlight effective ways to document your excellent care. You can expect to learn:
How to influence your quality report cards
The impact of the new coding … more
Physician-conducted Medical Record Reviews
American hospitals are highly dependent on Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement, much of which is based on the DRG (Diagnosis Related Group)-based classification of the clinical acuity of the case. … more
Documentation Training For Physicians
Written for physicians, FairCode’s medical staff documentation training programs provide updated, relevant material that reduce documentation deficiencies and enhance coding effectiveness. … more
Physician Performs a Focused Audit
FairCode physicians review the chart, including the codes already assigned by the coder. The physicians will recognize medical acronyms, (“Hx IHSS” for example, actually means … more
Pre-identified DRGs
FairCode Associates has a database of more than 250,000 physician-reviewed charts. We know which DRGs are historically miscoded, and the financial impact this has on a typical hospital. We are able … more