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Solving Your 9 Biggest Billing Blunders
Coding is hard. It's tedious. It's not why you went to medical school. Yet it is how you get paid for the services you perform, and the fact is that many physicians aren't very good at it. So here are the 9 coding blunders that the experts see over and over and how to fix them.

 

Preparing for the ICD-10 Transition
Advance preparation is your key to successfully managing this major upcoming change. Here's what your practice needs to know and do to get ready.

 
Podcast: CMS’ 2010 Fee Schedule Explained
Hear the latest on what CMS' 2010 final physician fee schedule means for your practice with consultant Betsy Nicoletti.
 
Climbing Out of the 99213 Rut
Coding a 99213 may seem safe, but that doesn't mean it's the smart (or right) code every time.

 


CodingandBilling

Coding: Reducing Duplicate Documentation; ‘Detailed Exam’ Debate; Pinpointing Profile Information
Here are your latest coding questions, answered by coding expert Bill Dacey. More »
‘What I Didn’t Learn in Residency’
Pediatrician Sandy L. Chung on getting schooled in the business of medicine during her first year of practice. More »
Refining EHR Usage
EHR adoption doesn’t end when your system is installed; you have to continue to improve your use of the product. More »
Technology Survey 2010: Uncle Sam's EHR Incentives
If you’re confused about the federal incentives to buy an EHR, you’re not alone. What exactly does “meaningful use” mean? We have the answers to this and other burning tech questions in our 2010 Technology Survey. More »
Preparing for the ICD-10 Transition
Advance preparation is your key to successfully managing this major upcoming change. Here’s what your practice needs to know and do to get ready. More »
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2010 Tech Survey: Do You Have an Interactive Web Site?
Sara Michael , September 1, 2010

Chances are good you finally have a Web site for your practice. That’s assuming you’re among the majority of physicians — 65 percent, according to our latest Technology Survey. But is your Web site much more than a page or two listing your practice location and contact information? Probably not. And should it be more? Certainly.

The Ghost War
Gerald O'Malley, DO , September 1, 2010

As I looked out on my audience of uniformed physicians and nurses, the stories of destroyed lives and war ran through my mind and I thought, “Does anybody besides the military remember that we are fighting two wars?”