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 Interview with Leslie Boles, Trusty Tip for New CPT® Codes for Monkeypox, and Muriel Strode's Spark 03.08.2022 45:30

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 2 Years: https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/ Sonal's 6th Season is in full swing and Episode 14 features President of Revu Healthcare, LLC© and Newsworthy special guest, Leslie Boles. Trusty Tip fea...

Newsworthy Month of Fraud, Waste and Abuse, Trusty Tip on CBR for Allergy and Immunology Services, and Indra Nooyi's Spark 27.07.2022 38:37

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Help Sonal celebrate her 100th episode!! Thanks to all of you for making this a Top 15 Podcast for 2 Years: https://blog.feedspot.com/medical_billing_and_coding_podcasts/ Sonal's 6th Season is in full swing and Episode 13 features Newsworthy updates for the month's fraud, waste, and...

BONUS - Modifier 25: A Story of Compliance & Greta Thunberg's Spark 20.07.2022 53:02

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Help Sonal kick off her 2nd year of podcasting by supporting it!! Sonal's 6th Season begins and Episode 12 features a BONUS episode featuring her own interview on Jennifer McNamara's Life as a Coder Podcast on June 22, 2022.  Spark inspires us all to reflect on vision and leade...

Newsworthy OIG Work Plan for June 2022, Trusty Tip for Signature Requirements, and Marianne Williamson's Spark 13.07.2022 30:27

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Help Sonal kick off her 2nd year of podcasting by supporting it!! Sonal's 6th Season begins and Episode 11 features a Newsworthy update on the OIG Work Plan for June 2022. Trusty Tip features Sonal's new series on Back to Basics with her compliance recommendations for Signature Requ...

Newsworthy Grab Bag, Trusty Tip for No Surprises Act, and Theodore Hesburgh's Spark 06.07.2022 35:23

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Help Sonal kick off her 2nd year of podcasting by supporting it!! Sonal's 6th Season begins and Episode 10 features her Newsworthy Grab Bag session. Trusty Tip features Sonal's new series on Back to Basics with her compliance recommendations on the No Surprises Act. Spark inspires u...

Newsworthy Month of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, Trusty Tip on CBR for Orthoses Referring Providers, and Robert K. Greenleaf's Spark 29.06.2022 34:58

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Help Sonal kick off her 2nd year of podcasting by supporting it!! Sonal's 6th Season begins and Episode 9 features Newsworthy updates for the month's fraud, waste, and abuse cases. Trusty Tip features Sonal's compliance recommendations for the sixth CBR of 2022 - the new CBR report...

Newsworthy Interview with Glenn Krauss, Trusty Tip for Mental Health Visit Requirements for FQHCs and RHCs, and Daisaku Ikeda’s Spark 22.06.2022 45:04

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Help Sonal kick off her 2nd year of podcasting by supporting it!! Sonal's 6th Season begins and Episode 8 features Creator and Founder of Core-CDI© and Co-Founder of Top Gun Audit School, LLC© and Newsworthy special guest, Glenn Krauss. Trusty Tip features Sonal's compliance recomme...

Newsworthy Grab Bag, Trusty Tip for Medicare Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Prevention, and John C. Maxwell's Spark 15.06.2022 24:25

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Help Sonal kick off her 2nd year of podcasting by supporting it!! Sonal's 6th Season begins and Episode 7 features her Newsworthy Grab Bag session. Trusty Tip features Sonal's new series on Back to Basics with her compliance recommendations for FWA prevention for Medicare. Spark ins...

Newsworthy OIG Work Plan for May 2022, Trusty Tip for Ophthalmology Services, and Michelangelo's Spark 08.06.2022 22:25

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Help Sonal kick off her 2nd year of podcasting by supporting it!! Sonal's 6th Season begins and Episode 6 features a Newsworthy update on the OIG Work Plan for May 2022. Trusty Tip features Sonal's new series on Back to Basics with her compliance recommendations for Ophthalmology Se...

Newsworthy Interview with Betty Hovey, Trusty Tip for New ICD10CM Codes for Screening Pap Tests, and James Allen's Spark 01.06.2022 55:32

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Help Sonal kick off her 2nd year of podcasting by supporting it!! Sonal's 6th Season begins and Episode 5 features Senior Health Care Consultant and Owner of Compliant Health Care Solutions and Newsworthy special guest, Betty Hovey. Trusty Tip features Sonal's compliance recommendat...

Newsworthy Month of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, Trusty Tip on CBR for Critical Care E/M Services, and Ronald Reagan's Spark 25.05.2022 40:02

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Help Sonal kick off her 2nd year of podcasting by supporting it!! Sonal's 6th Season begins and Episode 4 features Newsworthy updates for the month's fraud, waste, and abuse cases. Trusty Tip features Sonal's compliance recommendations for the fifth CBR of 2022 - the new CBR report...

Newsworthy Interview with Lizabeth Solomon, Trusty Tip for Booster Doses, and Adlai E. Stevenson's Spark 18.05.2022 58:15

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Help Sonal kick off her 2nd year of podcasting by supporting it!! Sonal's 6th Season begins and Episode 3 features Medicare Risk Adjustment specialist at Acevedo Consulting Incorporated and Newsworthy special guest, Lizabeth Solomon.  Trusty Tip features her compliance recommen...

Newsworthy OIG Work Plan for April 2022, Trusty Tip for the Medical/Surgical Package II, and Jonathan Swift's Spark 11.05.2022 22:16

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Help Sonal kick off her 2nd year of podcasting by supporting it!! Sonal's 6th Season begins and Episode 2 features a Newsworthy a Newsworthy update on the OIG Work Plan for April 2022. Trusty Tip features Sonal's new series on Back to Basics with her compliance recommendations for P...

Newsworthy OIG Report on MAOs, Trusty Tip for the Medical/Surgical Package, and Ralph Lauren’s Spark 04.05.2022 24:34

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Help Sonal kick off her 2nd year of podcasting by supporting it!! Sonal's 6th Season begins and Episode 1 features a Newsworthy OIG Report on Medicare Advantage Organizations. Trusty Tip features Sonal's new series on Back to Basics with her compliance recommendations for the the Me...

Newsworthy Month of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, Trusty Tip on CBR for Ambulance Ground Transportation, and Malala's Spark 27.04.2022 26:58

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Help Sonal kick off her 2nd year of podcasting by supporting it!! Sonal's 5th Season begins and Episode 17 features Newsworthy updates for the month's fraud, waste, and abuse cases. Trusty Tip features Sonal's compliance recommendations for the fourth CBR of 2022 - the new CBR repor...

Newsworthy Grab Bag, Trusty Tip for Incident-To Billing, and Melinda Gates' Spark 20.04.2022 29:50

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Help Sonal kick off her 2nd year of podcasting by supporting it!! Sonal's 5th Season begins and Episode 16 features her Newsworthy Grab Bag session. Trusty Tip features Sonal's Back to Basics series and she provides her compliance recommendations for Incident-To Billing. Spark inspi...

Newsworthy OIG Work Plan for March 2022, Trusty Tip for Documentation, and Mindy Kaling's Spark 13.04.2022 31:32

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Help Sonal kick off her 2nd year of podcasting by supporting it!! Sonal's 5th Season begins and Episode 15 features a Newsworthy update on the OIG Work Plan for March 2022. Trusty Tip features Sonal's compliance recommendations on Documentation. Spark inspires us all to reflect on c...

Newsworthy Interview with Jennifer McNamara, Trusty Tip for TPE Audit on Psychotherapy Services, and Angelica Huston's Spark 06.04.2022 47:44

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Help Sonal kick off her 2nd year of podcasting by supporting it!! Sonal's 5th Season begins and Episode 14 features a special Newsworthy return guest, Jennifer McNamara. We catch up and discuss how mental health affects all of us. Trusty Tip features Sonal's compliance recommendatio...

Newsworthy Month of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Cases, Trusty Tip on CBR for Lipid Panel Testing, and Ava DuVernay’s Spark 30.03.2022 32:41

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Help Sonal kick off her 2nd year of podcasting by supporting it!! Sonal's 5th Season begins and Episode 13 features Newsworthy updates for the month's fraud, waste, and abuse cases. Trusty Tip features Sonal's compliance recommendations for the third CBR of 2022 - the new CBR report...

Newsworthy Interview 2 with Kate Patskovska, Trusty Tip for New Modifier -FT, and Zig Ziglar's Spark 23.03.2022 41:41

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Help Sonal kick off her 2nd year of podcasting by supporting it!! Sonal's 5th Season begins and Episode 12 features Part 2 of her special Newsworthy session with certified medical biller, Kate Patskovska. Trusty Tip features Sonal's compliance recommendations on the new modifier -FT...

Newsworthy Interview with Kate Patskovska, Trusty Tip for New HCPCS Code for EVUSHELD™, and Tony Robbins' Spark 16.03.2022 39:38

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Help Sonal kick off her 2nd year of podcasting by supporting it!! Sonal's 5th Season begins and Episode 11 features Part 1 of her special Newsworthy session with certified medical biller, Kate Patskovska. Trusty Tip features Sonal's compliance recommendations on the new HCPCS code (...

Newsworthy OIG Work Plan for February 2022, Trusty Tip for ABNs, and Dolly Parton's Spark 09.03.2022 34:02

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Help Sonal kick off her 2nd year of podcasting by supporting it!! Sonal's 5th Season begins and Episode 10 features a Newsworthy update on the OIG Work Plan for February 2022. Trusty Tip features Sonal's new series on Back to Basics with her compliance recommendations on Advanced Be...

Newsworthy Grab Bag, Trusty Tip on CBR for Podiatry Nail Debridement with E/M, and Agatha Christie's Spark 02.03.2022 24:20

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Help Sonal kick off her 2nd year of podcasting by supporting it!! Sonal's 5th Season begins and Episode 9 features her new Newsworthy Grab Bag session. Trusty Tip features Sonal's compliance recommendations for the second CBR of 2022 - the new CBR report issued on Podiatry Nail Debr...

Newsworthy Month of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Cases, Trusty Tip for Surgical Dressings, and Hippocrates' Spark 23.02.2022 25:22

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Help Sonal kick off her 2nd year of podcasting by supporting it!! Sonal's 5th Season begins and Episode 8 features Newsworthy updates for the month's fraud, waste, and abuse cases. Trusty Tip features Sonal's compliance recommendations for Surgical Dressings. Spark inspires us all t...

Newsworthy Interview with Rozmin Bapat, Trusty Tip for HCPCS Code C9507, and Bill Gates' Spark 16.02.2022 48:00

Welcome to the Paint The Medical Picture Podcast, created and hosted by Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC, ICD-10-CM. Help Sonal kick off her 2nd year of podcasting by supporting it!! Sonal's 5th Season begins and Episode 7 features a special return Newsworthy guest with medical billing company owner and CEO, Rozmin Bapat. Trusty Tip features Sonal's compliance recommendations on the new HCPCS code...