
Dr. Constantine, a cardiologist with Diagnostic Cardiology Associates, had a hunch that the practice might be under billing and called in Paragon Health for an audit. What he discovered was eye opening…

In a previous practice, Charlie Powell had a well-developed coding education program by most standards. The practice did classroom education on a regular basis and used electronic medical recording (EMR) to capture the right information. Yet, in spite of this, their coding practices were still not as accurate as they should have been. Powell brought in Paragon to help solve the problem.

Dr. Sam Ward with St. Vincent’s, a twelve man cardiology group, has used the coding services of Paragon Health for over four years. After an initial intensive engagement, the group continued to use Paragon to keep them up to date on the rapid changes in the coding environment. The practice has also used Paragon to bring new cardiologists up to speed with proper coding practices. According to Dr. Ward, “Many of their new recruits have been great cardiologists, but not so great at coding.”