Articles
Coding Questions? (posted on 2/1/10)
Giving credit for exam work; decision making for established visits; billing a hospital admission.
Coding Questions? (posted on 1/1/10)
Primary care exception; critical care coding; prescription drug management
Coding Questions? (posted on 11/1/09)
Documenting shared visits; further vs. additional workup planned.
Coding Questions? (posted on 10/1/09)
Vaccine counseling; new or established patients; coding for coordinating care.
Payment Bundling: Like It or Not, It’s Coming (posted on 10/1/09)
Hospital-doctor bundling schemes are a near-certainty in any healthcare reform. Will physicians get the short end of the stick?
Coding Questions? (posted on 9/1/09)
Surgical package; billing family members; using 99211 for new patients
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Q & A
Facility Versus Nonfacility (posted 6/1/09)
Can you please define “facility” versus “nonfacility”?
Routine Physicals for Medicare Patients (posted 6/1/09)
I am about to become an employee of a group whose culture is to do “routine annual physicals” (RAP).
Charging for Applications to Free Pharmaceutical Programs (posted 5/1/09)
Given the economy, we are seeing an increasing number of patients who are likely eligible for no-cost medication programs from the pharmaceutical companies.
A Career in Coding? (posted 4/1/09)
I have been thinking about getting a certificate in medical billing and coding so that I can stay in the field and possibly work from home at least part time.
‘Split’ Billing for Workers’ Comp (posted 3/1/09)
We usually do “split” billing on workers’ compensation patients.
Charging Patients for Covered Service (posted 3/1/09)
We are promoting sports physicals with ads that promise “Parents will not pay more than $25.
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Tools
IPPE Basics
A quick overview of the Initial Preventive Physical Examination (IPPE),
a new Medicare benefit effective 1-1-05. Understand the components and how to...
E & M Coding Benchmarks
Compare your E&M coding patterns with national norms from Medicare (2005). It's a fast way to see if you are out of whack. Translate Medicare's data f...
Modifier Manual
Plain language advice on using common modifiers....
Documentation Template - Inpatient
Use this sample template for guidelines on documenting inpatient visits. Provided by Hill & Associates.
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