Terry A. Fletcher BS, CPC, CCC, CEMC, SCP-CA, ACS-CA, CCS-P, CCS, CMSCS, CMC, QMGC, QMCRC, QMPM
Ms. Terry Fletcher is a Healthcare Coding, Billing, Reimbursement, and Compliance Consultant and Auditor based in Southern California. Ms. Fletcher is a past National Advisory Board member for AAPC and past Chair for the AAPCCA with over 35 years of experience in the Business of Healthcare.
Terry is a CPT and ICD-10-CM Coding, Billing, and Reimbursement Educator for McVey Seminars, AAPC, AHIMA, NSCHBC, CAPhysicians, NAMAS, Doctor’s Management LLC, and her company, Terry Fletcher Consulting, Inc., teaching over 100 Specialty Coding Webcasts, Conference Speaking Engagements, and Billing and Compliance Webinars every year. Terry is also a specialty practice auditor for multiple physician practices around the country.
You can find her CodeCast™ podcast series, focusing on Physician Coding, Billing, Reimbursement, Compliance, and Medical industry revenue opportunities, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, YouTube and YouTube Music, Pandora, Amazon Podcasts, iHeart Radio, and more. Her other podcasts include The Edge NSCHBC podcast, The Compliance Guy Podcast~ #TerryTuesday, and The TCG Coding Roundtable.
Terry is the co-author of the Peripheral-Cardiology Coder from Medlearn, Inc., and authors many specialty coding publications that you can find on our products page for purchase.
Terry holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and multiple certifications in coding, management and prior authorization: CPC, CCC, CEMC, SCP-CA, ACS-CA, CCS-P, CCS, CMSCS, CMC, QMGC, QMCRC, QMPM, PACS. Ms. Fletcher is an SME for the following specialties: Cardiology, Peripheral-Cardiology, Gastroenterology, E/M Auditing, ENT Basics, Orthopedics, General Surgery, OBGYN, Dermatology, Primary Care Services, Interventional Radiology, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care Services, Telehealth Services, Medicare/CMS Regulatory Updates as well as Clinical Documentation Integrity and Revenue Cycle Management expertise.
In a world where time equals money, and precision equals patient care, medical coding can feel like a thorn in the side of practices everywhere. Physicians, coders, and administrators – do not have the hours to spare for complex coding research, tedious education, and costly compliance missteps. Yet, accurate coding lies at the heart of revenue, operations, and ultimately, the success of your practice.
We’re on a mission to breathe a sigh of relief into your medical coding process. Imagine having up-to-the-minute, authoritative resources at your fingertips, simplified for easy understanding. Our most popular service is our Coding Corner Membership(s). This email Q&A service offers coders, billers, administrators, and providers, specialty knowledge daily, through email exchange and cited, authoritative resources when necessary. Many members have been with us for over 20 years.
We also provide physician and payer medical records audits, to assess coding, compliance, captured revenue, and billing patterns. This will allow you to be proactive in your coding and documentation efforts, and note any over or under-coding, coding deficiencies, or unbundling habits that could trigger a government audit (TPE, UPIC, CERT, etc) or other payer audits. Have your audit performed, before, huge refund requests or legal inquiries happen.
With Terry Fletcher Consulting, Inc., physicians, and coders code with certainty, knowing they’re capturing the full compensation their services deserve. Revenue cycles hum along smoothly, backed by professional, accurate, and authoritative references, along with our over 40 years of professional experience in healthcare.
We break down complex coding rules into understandable, actionable insights.
Our Coding Corner Membership(s) have a 24-hour turnaround for responses, so you can get your answers immediately.
We stick to what we know, so you can trust our expertise. Our list of SME (subject matter expertise) is above. If your specialty is outside our area of expertise, we will direct you to a resource that can assist.