CMS is promoting three National ICD-10 testing Awareness Weeks. Be sure to get involved early, as they have posted a ONE-TIME notice! If you are not ready I suggest you get moving.
To begin with you need to have access to ICD-10 codes, If you don't already have an account... Read More
HIPAA compliance is something you simply cannot afford to neglect. Even HealthCare.gov isn't off the hook for apparent violations. Watch a brief excerpt from the Congressional Hearings here!"
Click Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N54gSI4Aft0... Read More
Visit the Find-A-Code Events page to view 10 upcomming webinars - 9 of which are absolutely free. Webinars include:
Mon, Aug 25th - Free Webinar: Payment Models - WEDI
Tue, Aug 26th - Free Webinar: Fifty Shades of Pay - Industry Experiences Since the January 1st Compliance Date of the... Read More
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a new webcast introducing the “Road to 10” tool. Accessible through the “Road to 10” link on the CMS website , the webcast covers the history of the International Classification of... Read More
Effective July 1, 2014 two new HCPCS codes have been created for reporting certain drugs and biologicals and they are effective for services furnished on or after July 1, 2014.
Q9970 - Injection, Ferric Carboxymaltose, 1m g
Q9974 - Injection, Morphine Sulfate, Prese... Read More
NEW CODE: G9974 Injection, Morphine Sulfate, Preservative-Free or Epidural Or Intrathecal Use, 10 mg.
HCPCS code J2275 (Injection, morphine sulfate (preservative-free sterile solution), per 10 mg) will be replaced with HCPCS code Q9974 effective July 1, 2014.
The SI for HCPCS cod... Read More
On July 31, HHS issued a rule ( CMS-0043-F ) finalizing October 1, 2015 as the new compliance date for health care providers and health plans to transition to ICD-10. ICD-10 represents a significant code set change that impacts the entire health care community.
CMS is taking a comprehensive... Read More
There is a lot going on with the Healthcare Reform. To see an overview of the topics published by Cigna Healthcare check out their web site, http://www.cigna.com/health-care-reform/reform-topics-overview... Read More
August 13, 2014 - By By: Aimee Wilcox, MA, CST, CCS-P
The Proper Use of Evaluation and Management CPT Code 99211
When properly used and reported, evaluation and management service code 99211 can be useful, time saving and profitable.
The description for code 99211 reads, “Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management o... Read More
NGS (National Government Services) has announced a Production Alert:
Therapy functional reporting claims may be rejecting incorrectly.
These are claims referred to in the MLN Article # SE1307, Outpatient Therapy Functional Reporting Requirements. You can read more about about which clai... Read More
In order to qualify for an EHR incentives, providers must show they are using their EHR's and demonstrate MEANINGFUL USE of their EHR's. This means they are using their EHR's in ways that improves the affect of the quality of care to their patients and have successfully capture... Read More
We all know how time consuming and costly COB (Coordination of Benefits) can be to a practice. February 2014, CAQH launched a new plan called COB Smart Registry . This will help expand the communication between health care plans and providers. Joining with some Major Health P... Read More
Find-A-Code will be at the ACE 14 Allscripts Client Experience event next week in Chicago Illinois, showcasing our exclusive IntegraCoder technology as featured in Code-A-Note . Drop by to meet LaMont Leavitt our CEO, along with Taylor Smith (Chief Customer Officer) and Justin Francom (Chief Tech... Read More
MLC Connects sent out a special Edition Friday August 1, 2014, Read moe about it here:
Providers, suppliers, billing companies, and clearinghouses are welcome to submit acknowledgement test claims anytime up to the October 1, 2015, implementation date. In addition, CMS will be highlighting this... Read More
New codes added 7/1/2014, effective 10/1/2014
175T00000X
Under the Other Service Providers Type the Peer Specialist was added: Individuals certified to perform peer support services through a training process defined by a government agency, such as the Departme... Read More
August 01, 2014 - By By: Chris Woolstenhulme, CMRS
Deadline for ICD-10 allows health care industry ample time to prepare for change Deadline set for October 1, 2015
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a rule today finalizing Oct. 1, 2015 as the new compliance date for health care providers, health plans, and health... Read More
What's new? Article Good Attorneys and Bad Attorneys Article Un-Timely Filing - ZERO Reimbursement Article Q & A: What is the Definition of "New Patient" for Billing Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services? Article Q & A: Does an individual need to... Read More
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