How Implementing a Career Ladder Improves Coder Accuracy
Published: Sat, 09/15/18
How Implementing a Career Ladder Improves Coder Accuracy When Donella J. Lubelczyk, RN, BSN, ACM-RN, CRC, CRCR, entered her job as director of revenue…
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Facilities Urged to Strengthen Coding Compliance Program
Published: Fri, 09/14/18
Facilities Urged to Strengthen Coding Compliance Program Recently in healthcare news were articles about two legal actions that cause one to reflect…
Providers Oppose Collapsing Medicare Reimbursement for E and M Visits
Published: Thu, 09/13/18
Providers Oppose Collapsing Medicare Reimbursement for E and M Visits Providers are calling on CMS to not finalize a proposal to collapse Medicare…
AMA Releases 2019 CPT® Code Set
Published: Wed, 09/12/18
AMA Releases 2019 CPT® Code Set The new current procedural terminology (CPT®) codes have been released with 335 code changes in 2019. There were many…
AMA Adds Connected Health CPT Codes, Pushes for Medicare Payment
Published: Tue, 09/11/18
AMA Adds Connected Health CPT Codes, Pushes for Medicare Payment The American Medical Association (AMA) updated the Current Procedural Terminology…
CMS’s Proposed E&M Coding Changes and the Rest of the Story
Published: Mon, 09/10/18
CMS’s Proposed E&M Coding Changes and the Rest of the Story The 2019 proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule has clearly articulated the Centers for…
CMS Proposes 50 Percent Reduction in Claims Submitted with Modifier 25
Published: Fri, 09/07/18
CMS Proposes 50 Percent Reduction in Claims Submitted with Modifier 25 By now I am sure that everyone is well aware that the Centers for Medicare &…
PLANNING AHEAD: Reasons Why Medical Bills Are Out of Control
Published: Thu, 09/06/18
PLANNING AHEAD: Reasons Why Medical Bills Are Out of Control If you ever wondered why you might receive a blockbuster medical bill even if you have…
Proposed 2019 Physician Fee Schedule Threatens Single Fee E and M Payment Rates
Published: Wed, 09/05/18
Proposed 2019 Physician Fee Schedule Threatens Single Fee E and M Payment Rates Proposed rule will cut by 50% claims submitted with modifier 25. In…
Proposed Revisions to Global Diagnostic Manual for Autism Raise Concerns
Published: Tue, 09/04/18
Proposed Revisions to Global Diagnostic Manual for Autism Raise Concerns The proposed new version of the global manual for diagnosing medical…