Katie Patterson, CPC
Clinical analyst
Coding and classification
Katie Patterson began her career in 1997 as an X-ray technician in Fullerton California. After receiving her CPC from AAPC in 2005, Katie went onto to work as a radiology coder for a large billing company. She served her last three years there as the supervisor of the coding department and overseeing the 3M™ CodeAssist™ System. Following, Katie devoted her efforts on physician education for E/M documentation with St Jude Heritage Healthcare before joining the 3M team as a coding analyst in 2013 where she is now a clinical analyst for her team.
All posts by Katie Patterson, CPC
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Nov. 29, 2023 / By Katie Patterson, CPC
I spent 18 years in the medical coding field before joining a new team combining nurses, other care providers and coders, to leverage both clinical and coding experience in building […]
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Oct. 19, 2020 / By Katie Patterson, CPC
Pre-COVID-19, telemedicine was thought by many to be an option of convenience. COVID-19 has made it our main line of communication with physicians. Experts predict there will be more than […]
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Dec. 20, 2019 / By Katie Patterson, CPC
It’s that time of year again. Time to clean out the deleted CPT codes, bring in new codes, update and revise other codes. We will see some significant changes that […]
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May 29, 2019 / By Katie Patterson, CPC
From my previous blogs, you know that I am a huge proponent of computer-assisted coding (CAC). Some of the key goals of CAC utilization are increased productivity, maximizing reimbursement and […]
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Dec. 10, 2018 / By Katie Patterson, CPC
Throughout my career in coding, whether it was as a production coder, a coding supervisor, or my current role as an analyst, there has always been great discussion and debate […]
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April 13, 2018 / By Katie Patterson, CPC
In my last blog, I discussed the golden rules for coding with CAC. This got me thinking, you really do need to shift your coding brain when working on a […]
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March 16, 2018 / By Katie Patterson, CPC
Thinking back to my early days as an apprentice coder, I often remember the challenge in keeping all my coding guidelines straight as well as remembering the payer regulations, while […]
