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April 20th, 2021
ICD-11 — What’s Happening?
| Published April 20th, 2021
ICD-11 is officially released, but what does that mean for diagnosis coding in the United States? What's really different? This article discusses what has been happening with ICD-11, some interesting things to note about it, as well as links to other important information.
April 19th, 2021
Q/A: For E/M, How do I Count Tests Ordered in One Department and Performed in Another?
| Published April 19th, 2021
Question: I am in an ENT office as part of a large clinic with separate practices including audiology, CT, and allergy, all billing under the same TAX ID. Sometimes tests are ordered which are done in other departments that my office does not bill for, would those be considered an outside source?
Answer: This is a great question and one that has been asked by many coders and auditors.
April 12th, 2021
How to Combat COVID-Related Risk Adjustment Losses with the Medicare Annual Wellness Exam
| Published April 12th, 2021
Identifying new ways to encourage Medicare beneficiaries to schedule and attend their Annual Wellness Exam (AWE) can be difficult, but the Open Enrollment period is a prime time for every payer to identify new beneficiaries and provide a reminder to both new and existing patients that this preventive service does ...
April 12th, 2021
Failure to Follow Payer’s Clinical Staff Rules Costs Provider $273K
| Published April 12th, 2021
Clinical staff (e.g., LPN, RN, MA) provide essential services which allow providers to leverage their time and improve reimbursement opportunities and run their practices more efficiently. There is, however, an ongoing question of how to appropriately bill for clinical staff time. This is really a complex question which comes down to code descriptions, federal or state licensure, AND payer policies. Failure to understand licensing and payer policies led a Connecticut provider organization down a path that ended in a $273,000 settlement with both federal and state governments.
April 8th, 2021
58% of Improper Payments due to Medical Necessity for Ventilators
| Published April 8th, 2021
Proper documentation not only protects the provider, the payer, and the patient, it protects the integrity of the entire healthcare system. When it comes to coverage and documentation for durable medical, the DMEPOS supplier and staff must be familiar with the National and Local Coverage Determinations (NCDs and LCDs) as these are ...
April 8th, 2021
Coding Lesions and Soft Tissue Excisions
| Published April 8th, 2021
There are several considerations to be aware of before assigning a code for lesions and soft tissue excisions.
The code selection will be determined upon the following:
Check the pathology reports, if any, to confirm Morphology (whether the neoplasm is benign, in-situ, malignant, or uncertain)
Technique
Topography (anatomic location)
The size
Tissue Level
Type of closure required
Layers ...
April 8th, 2021
Properly Reporting Imaging Overreads (Including X-Rays)
| Published April 8th, 2021
hile many provider groups offer some imaging services in their offices, others may rely on external imaging centers. When the provider reviews images performed by an external source (e.g., independent imaging center), that is typically referred to as an overread or a re-read. Properly reporting that work depends on a variety of factors as discussed in this article.
April 1st, 2021
Why Will Medicare Administrative Contractors be Holding Claims Up?
| Published April 1st, 2021
When Congress passed the expansive American Rescue Plan Act last month, most Americans were focused on the direct payment provision of the bill. However healthcare administrators and policymakers had their attention on another aspect: cuts to Medicare payments. Why would Congress be cutting Medicare payments during the COVID-19 Public Health ...
April 1st, 2021
Evaluation & Management (E/M) Webinar Q/A
| Published April 1st, 2021
Find answers to some questions asked by attendees of our recent webinar regarding the changes released by the AMA in their March 9, 2021 Errata and Technical Corrections document in relation to Evaluation & Management (E/M).
March 31st, 2021
How Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Data Enhances Risk Adjustment
| Published March 31st, 2021
The role of SDOH in overall patient care and outcomes has become a more common topic of discussion among healthcare providers, payers, and policymakers alike. All are attempting to identify and collect SDOH and correlate the data to patient management which is increasingly seen as necessary to address certain health disparities and identify exactly how SDOH affects patient health outcomes. Learn how to address this important subject.
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