E/M coding changes
Published: Tue, 10/15/19
E/M coding changes A “bold proposal” to reduce the documentation burden on physicians was released as part of CMS’s 2019 proposed Medicare Physician…
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Artificial Intelligence is Coming to Medicare Audits – Is Your Legal Team Obsolete?
Published: Mon, 10/14/19
Artificial Intelligence is Coming to Medicare Audits – Is Your Legal Team Obsolete? AI presents an entirely new landscape for defense against audits.
‘Prescribing’ DME for patients and durable medical equipment coding
Published: Sat, 10/12/19
‘Prescribing’ DME for patients and durable medical equipment coding Patients come to your office looking for answers to their pain or lack of…
Looming medical billing and coding changes in healthcare policy
Published: Fri, 10/11/19
Looming medical billing and coding changes in healthcare policy A change in government payment policy for dermatologists and other physicians in…
Developing a Hospital Claim Validation Strategy to Prevent Denials
Published: Thu, 10/10/19
Developing a Hospital Claim Validation Strategy to Prevent Denials The time to strengthen hospital compliance programs through claim validation is…
Hospitals support medical billing changes, opioid payments
Published: Wed, 10/09/19
Hospitals support medical billing changes, opioid payments Hospitals support the CMS' proposed changes to medical billing coding and new payments for…
AHA Urges CMS to Abolish Site-Neutral, 340B Payment Cuts in OPPS
Published: Tue, 10/08/19
AHA Urges CMS to Abolish Site-Neutral, 340B Payment Cuts in OPPS The American Hospital Association (AHA) questioned the legality of site-neutral and…
The Demand for Medical Coders Is on the Rise. Here’s How to Land a Gig
Published: Mon, 10/07/19
The Demand for Medical Coders Is on the Rise. Here’s How to Land a Gig After two years of following a doctor around the office as a medical assistant,…
Medicare Retires G Codes for Mammograms
Published: Sat, 10/05/19
Medicare Retires G Codes for Mammograms October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Make sure your practice’s medical coding for preventive screening…
The Vaping Epidemic Worsens
Published: Fri, 10/04/19
The Vaping Epidemic Worsens Confusion persists for the coding of vaping. The issue of vaping continues to generate national and international…