Frequently Asked Questions
Decoding Doc is a medical coding and documentation education resource built for real-world healthcare compliance. Our focus is accurate E/M documentation, audit defensibility, and clear clinical support for coded services. We combine audit-driven education with modern technology, including AI-supported methods, to help providers quickly understand E/M rules and recognize potential coding errors generated by EMR systems.
Decoding Doc operates under CompetentSee, LLC and reflects decades of hands-on experience in healthcare compliance, auditing, and payer behavior. Our guidance is created by professionals who have worked on the audit side of the table and understand how medical records are actually reviewed and challenged.
Yes. Decoding Doc offers white-label E/M documentation training and test-yourself compliance assessments that can be customized by specialty, practice type, and organizational needs.
Training and testing are designed to be completed in less than 15 minutes on average, making it easy for providers to learn what matters without disrupting patient care.
Programs can be branded for your organization and tailored to reflect:
• Specialty-specific documentation requirements
• Practice-specific workflows and risk areas
• Current CMS guidance and audit focus
White-label training is ideal for practices, management groups, and organizations that need fast, consistent, and defensible E/M education without building content internally.
Decoding Doc operates under CompetentSee, LLC and brings decades of experience in healthcare compliance, auditing, and provider education to every program.
The cost of E/M documentation training and compliance testing is typically under $100 per provider, depending on the size and structure of the practice. Pricing includes short, focused training and a test-yourself assessment designed to confirm understanding of E/M documentation rules.
Decoding Doc offers scalable pricing for solo providers, group practices, and multi-location organizations. Contact us to request a custom quote based on your practice size and compliance needs.
Decoding Doc is led by Founder and Chief Compliance Consultant Stephanie Cecchini, with more than 25 years of experience in healthcare compliance, auditing, payment integrity, and E/M documentation education.
Our coding consultants average 10 or more years of professional coding experience and hold a minimum of two nationally recognized coding credentials. Every consultant is U.S. based and brings real-world audit experience to provider education and compliance support.
Our guidance reflects how medical records are actually reviewed and challenged in audits, not theoretical or entry-level instruction.
Yes. Providers and staff can email or schedule time to speak directly with a U.S.-based coding expert to ask documentation and E/M coding questions.
There are no chatbots and no outsourced call centers. Every question is handled by an experienced professional who understands E/M rules, audit expectations, and real-world documentation challenges.
We believe access to knowledgeable humans is a critical part of effective compliance education.