Sonal Patel

Paint The Medical Picture Podcast

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Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM serves as the host on her Paint The Medical Picture Podcast series. The series is focused on providing listeners with the latest healthcare industry news in medical coding, medical billing, auditing, compliance, and reimbursement. It dives into best practice tips to improve clinical documentation and coding accuracy to garner correct reimbursement levels the first time around. The series will also include updates on cases of fraud, waste, and abuse to help professionals avoid payor scrutiny, and so much more on episodes dropping each Wednesday.

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Sonal Patel

Episodes

Newsworthy Alzheimer's Awareness Month, Trusty Tip on Diagnosis Coding, and Christopher Reeve's Spark 18.06.2025 16:13

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 4 Years: ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sonal's 15th Season starts up and Episode 7 features a Newsworthy spotlight on June as Alzheimer's Awa...

Newsworthy OIG Work Plan for May 2025, Trusty Tip on Modifier 22, and Martin Luther King Jr.'s Spark 11.06.2025 14:23

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 4 Years: ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sonal's 15th Season starts up and Episode 6 features a Newsworthy update on the OIG Work Plan for May 2025. So...

Newsworthy Cataract Awareness Month, Trusty Tip on Cataract Surgery Documentation, and Langston Hughes' Spark 04.06.2025 15:23

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 4 Years: ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sonal's 15th Season starts up and Episode 5 features a Newsworthy spotlight on June as Cataract Awareness Month....

Newsworthy Month of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, Trusty Tip on Group Counseling, and Thomas Jefferson's Spark 28.05.2025 25:03

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 4 Years: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sonal's 15th Season starts up and Episode 4 features Newsworthy updates on the month's fraud, waste, and abu...

Newsworthy Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Trusty Tip on Modifiers, and Vera Wang's Spark 21.05.2025 11:53

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 4 Years: ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sonal's 15th Season starts up and Episode 3 features a Newsworthy spotlight on May as Asian American & Pac...

Newsworthy OIG Work Plan Update for April 2025, Trusty Tip on Documenting Time, and Albert Einstein's Spark 14.05.2025 12:42

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 4 Years: ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sonal's 15th Season starts up and Episode 2 features a Newsworthy update on the OIG Work Plan for April 2025. So...

Newsworthy Mental Health Awareness Month, Trusty Tip for Treatment Plans, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Spark 07.05.2025 14:24

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 4 Years: ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sonal's 15th Season starts up and Episode 1 features a Newsworthy spotlight on Mental Health Awareness Month for...

Newsworthy Month of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, Trusty Tip for Urine Drug Tests, and Leo Buscaglia's Spark 30.04.2025 28:40

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 4 Years: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sonal's 14th Season starts up and Episode 18 features Newsworthy updates on the month's fraud, waste, and abuse cases....

Newsworthy HIP Week, Trusty Tip for Chiropractic Documentation, and Oprah Winfrey's Spark 23.04.2025 13:00

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 4 Years: ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sonal's 14th Season starts up and Episode 17 has a Newsworthy feature on HIP Week. Sonal's Trusty Tip and...

Newsworthy Alcohol Awareness Month, Trusty Tip on Telehealth Consent, and Winston Churchill's Spark 16.04.2025 14:47

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 4 Years: ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sonal's 14th Season starts up and Episode 16 has a Newsworthy feature on Alcohol Awareness Month. Sonal's Tr...

Newsworthy OIG Work Plan for March 2025, Trusty Tip on Advanced Primary Care Management, and Kakuzo Okakaura’s Spark 09.04.2025 10:03

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 4 Years: ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sonal's 14th Season starts up and Episode 15 features a Newsworthy update on the OIG Work Plan for March 2025. Son...

Newsworthy Stress Awareness Month, Trusty Tip for Documentation Requirements, and Stephen Hawking's Spark 02.04.2025 11:29

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 4 Years: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sonal's 14th Season starts up and Episode 14 has a Newsworthy feature on National Stress Awareness Month. Sonal&#3...

Newsworthy Month of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, Trusty Tip for CPT® Errata, and Aristotle's Spark 26.03.2025 21:01

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 4 Years: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sonal's 14th Season starts up and Episode 13 features Newsworthy updates on the month's fraud, waste, and abuse cases. S...

Newsworthy MS Awareness Month, Trusty Tip for Tobacco Cessation & CBT, and Paulo Coelho's Spark 19.03.2025 18:43

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 4 Years: ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sonal's 14th Season starts up and Episode 12 features a Newsworthy spotlight on MS Awareness Month for March 2025....

Newsworthy OIG Work Plan Update for February 2025, Trusty Tip on Oral Anti-Cancer Drugs, and Margaret Mead's Spark 12.03.2025 21:11

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 4 Years: ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sonal's 14th Season starts up and Episode 11 features a Newsworthy update on the OIG Work Plan for February 2025. So...

Newsworthy Hospital Price Transparency 2025, Trusty Tip for G2076, and John F. Kennedy's Spark 05.03.2025 16:04

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 4 Years: ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sonal's 14th Season starts up and Episode 10 features a Newsworthy update on Hospital Price Transparency for 2025....

Newsworthy Month of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, Trusty Tip for Drug Toxicity Monitoring, and Andy Warhol's Spark 26.02.2025 28:14

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 4 Years: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sonal's 14th Season starts up and Episode 9 features a Newsworthy updates on the month's fraud, waste, and abuse cases. So...

Newsworthy ICD11 Update for 2025, Trusty Tip on G0559, and Anne Frank's Spark 19.02.2025 15:12

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 4 Years: ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sonal's 14th Season starts up and Episode 8 features a Newsworthy update on ICD11 for 2025. Sonal's Trusty Tip a...

Newsworthy OIG Work Plan for January 2025, Trusty Tip on Psychiatry Care, and Nelson Mandela's Spark 12.02.2025 23:07

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 4 Years: ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sonal's 14th Season starts up and Episode 7 features a Newsworthy update on the OIG Work Plan for January 2025. Sonal&...

Newsworthy Behavioral Health 2025, Trusty Tip on E/M FAQ Update, and Albert Einstein's Spark 05.02.2025 21:55

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 4 Years: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sonal's 14th Season starts up and Episode 6 features a Newsworthy update on Behavioral Health in 2025. Sonal's Tru...

Newsworthy Month of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, Trusty Tip for Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, and Vincent Van Gogh's Spark 29.01.2025 46:54

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 4 Years: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sonal's 14th Season starts up and Episode 5 features a Newsworthy updates on the month's fraud, waste, and abuse cas...

Newsworthy Telehealth Extension 2025, Trusty Tip on 3 New DEA Rules, and Charles Darwin's Spark 22.01.2025 15:22

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 4 Years: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sonal's 14th Season starts up and Episode 4 features a Newsworthy update on telehealth extension for 2025. Sonal's Tru...

#ComplianceCapers Episode 23- BONUS 15.01.2025 42:44

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, BA, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICDCM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 4 Years: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Sonal's 14th Season starts up and Episode 3 features a BONUS episode featurin...

Newsworthy OIG Work Plan for December 2024, Trusty Tip for G0545, and Deepak Chopra's Spark 08.01.2025 12:02

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 4 Years: ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sonal's 14th Season starts up and Episode 2 features a Newsworthy update on the OIG Work Plan for December 2024. Sonal's Tru...

#ComplianceCapers Episode 22- BONUS 01.01.2025 44:08

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, BA, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICDCM. Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 4 Years: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Sonal's 14th Season starts up and Episode 1 features a BONUS episode featuring #C...