‘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…
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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…
Noridian’s Use of Scenarios Questioned
Published: Thu, 10/03/19
Noridian’s Use of Scenarios Questioned The Noridian iron infusion Local Coverage Determination (LCD) is important for just about everyone since…
Coding for hospital observation
Published: Wed, 10/02/19
Coding for hospital observation Q: Is reporting of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes 99218-99220 restricted to a single physician? A:…