Avoiding denials: Six general tips to boost coding, billing compliance
Published: Fri, 09/27/19
Avoiding denials: Si general tips to boost coding, billing compliance Denials are a source of frustration for all physicians. When left unmanaged,…
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ICD-10 Codes, ‘Really Important’ to Rare Disease Patients, Soon Up for Fresh Consideration
Published: Thu, 09/26/19
ICD-10 Codes, ‘Really Important’ to Rare Disease Patients, Soon Up for Fresh Consideration G71.01 is, literally, the code for Duchenne muscular…
Warning: Auditors Will Target SNF Patient Conditions, Not Services and Time Rendered
Published: Wed, 09/25/19
Warning: Auditors Will Target SNF Patient Conditions, Not Services and Time Rendered Say goodbye to RUG-IV, and hello to the Patient-Driven Payment…
Medical billing and coding is complicated, but it is critical to a practice's success
Published: Tue, 09/24/19
Medical billing and coding is complicated, but it is critical to a practice's success Billing is essential to any business, but few must contend with…
External Claim Audits Key to Strong Hospital Compliance Programs
Published: Sat, 09/21/19
E ternal Claim Audits Key to Strong Hospital Compliance Programs Hospital compliance programs have the potential to prevent costly denials and…
Court decision upholds provider sovereignty over determinations of medical necessity
Published: Fri, 09/20/19
Court decision upholds provider sovereignty over determinations of medical necessity Last week, the 11th Circuit (the federal appeals court for the…
Coding for revenue
Published: Thu, 09/19/19
The Coding Conundrum: Vaping-Related Lung Injury Physicians work hard to generate revenue, and with slim operating margins, they don’t want to contend…
The Coding Conundrum: Vaping-Related Lung Injury
Published: Wed, 09/18/19
The Coding Conundrum: Vaping-Related Lung Injury The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is currently investigating vaping-related…
Identifying & Addressing Common Medical Billing Errors Pre- & Post-Payment
Published: Tue, 09/17/19
Identifying & Addressing Common Medical Billing Errors Pre- & Post-Payment It is estimated that as high as 80 percent of medical bills contain…
CMS Increases Scrutiny of Owners through Medicare Provider Enrollment Process
Published: Mon, 09/16/19
CMS Increases Scrutiny of Owners through Medicare Provider Enrollment Process The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule…