With all the frenzy surrounding ICD-10 deadline, don’t forget, the annual updates to CPT® is just around the corner. Here’s
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Unsatisfactory Documentation Tops the List in Claim Denials in Radiology
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) insufficient documentation resulted in more than 94 percent of the
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AHA Releases Homestretch Checklist for Hospital Leaders
AHA Releases Homestretch Checklist for Hospital Leaders The American Hospital Association (AHA) has recently released a checklist of key steps
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The ICD-10 “go-live” day is less than two months away, and what that means to physicians’ practices will come into
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After much debate about a possible implementation delay, ICD-10 is all set to “go live” on October 1, 2015. As
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Coding for Whiplash Injury in ICD-10
A whiplash injury refers to severe muscle strains in the neck and shoulder region, and is coded as “sprain of
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In April this year, President Obama signed into law H.R. 2, the “Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015”
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Don’t Let Incident-to Billing Rules Trip You
The recent audits recoveries and Medicare settlements are testimony that providers are still wary of “incident-to” rules. Not understanding the
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6 Essentials of Reporting Chronic Care Management
You must’ve been aware of the new chronic care management CPT code 99490 for a few months now, but do
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The Curious Case of “Balance Billing” and How to do it RIGHT
Elisabeth Rosenthal’s article on “balance billing” and out of network providers for The New York Times was an eye-opener and
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