2021 AMA E&M Changes: A Provocative Overview
Published: Thu, 08/06/20
2021 AMA E&M Changes: A Provocative Overview Many of us have been immersed in COVID-19 and telehealth billing, coding, and the varying rules among…
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CMS releases first batch of data highlighting COVID impact on Medicare beneficiaries
Published: Wed, 08/05/20
CMS releases first batch of data highlighting COVID impact on Medicare beneficiaries Federal officials say their first monthly statistical update…
Get the Rundown on Rib Fracture ICD-10-CM Coding
Published: Tue, 08/04/20
Get the Rundown on Rib Fracture ICD-10-CM Coding The terms closed and open are major players for traumatic fracture diagnosis coding. Brush up on some…
Top 10 Tips To Prevent Errors In Physician Billing Services
Published: Mon, 08/03/20
Top 10 Tips To Prevent Errors In Physician Billing Services Due to the consistent changes in the federal rules & regulations and payer’s policies, the…
New COVID-19 screening rules: What’s allowed, who’s paying
Published: Fri, 07/31/20
New COVID-19 screening rules: What’s allowed, who’s paying As employers grapple with how to screen employees for the coronavirus upon returning to the…
CMS to Assess Telehealth Reimbursement Rates Post-Pandemic
Published: Wed, 07/29/20
CMS to Assess Telehealth Reimbursement Rates Post-Pandemic Telehealth reimbursement rates is one area CMS is assessing in order to make Medicare…
What We Currently Know about the Sequela Effects of COVID-19
Published: Tue, 07/28/20
What We Currently Know about the Sequela Effects of COVID-19 We are learning more every day about the sequela conditions that might arise as a result…
Report: Overbilling and upcoding by hospitals cost Medicare $1 billion
Published: Mon, 07/27/20
Report: Overbilling and upcoding by hospitals cost Medicare $1 billion On July 20, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report that found…
Total Joint Replacement Under Scrutiny Again
Published: Thu, 07/23/20
Total Joint Replacement Under Scrutiny Again The attention given to total joint replacement has been a recurring headache for both physicians and…
Streamline the denials process to increase revenue
Published: Wed, 07/22/20
Streamline the denials process to increase revenue Claims denials can be frustrating for a physician practice to deal with, but leaving them…