When an E/M Code Can Be Billed with a Physical on the Same Day
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Current procedural terminology guidelines for preventive medicine state: “If an abnormality is encountered or a preexisting problem is addressed in the process of performing this preventive medicine evaluation and management service and if the problem/abnormality is significant enough to require additional work to perform the key components of a problem oriented E/M
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HHS Issues 6-Month Delay to Common Rule Implementation
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The Department of Health and Human Services, along with 15 other federal agencies, has issued a six-month delay to an Obama-era rule that provides health informatics researchers with greater access to EHR and patient-reported
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CDI and Medical Necessity: Closing the Gap Could Prevent Denials
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Medical policies are based off of evidence-based medicine. Without proper documentation, however, most providers struggle to get services or procedures covered for patients. Click Here to Read More
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Medical Billing Codes Do Not Address Full Scope of Primary Care
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Family physicians could not bill for all the services provided in the majority of their visits because CPT codes for medical billing did not cover the services, a study found. Click Here to Read More
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ICD-10 Coding: Three Ways to Improve Quality: Consistency, Collaboration, and Education
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Results of the 2nd Annual National Coding Productivity and Accuracy Contest were released in September 2017. Although accuracy rates were higher than reported following the same contest in 2016, quality remains significantly low compared to the 95 percent benchmark established in
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