Billing Compliance

Chief complaint or history of present illness?

Medicare's E&M codes by speciality

A reader responds to coding for suture removal

This practice was erroneously told to use the -56 modifier when they code surgical pre-ops

What should you do when RVUs don't paint a true picture?

Is there a CPT code for use of a massage chair?

Billing for medical assistant's work

Billing as both a hospitalist and private physician

How to bill for a successive office visit and hospital admission

If a patient declines an injection - can you bill for the cost of the medication?

This physician wonders why he has to dictate an H&P and discharge summary for a patient he never actually visited.

Here's what you need to know when it comes to medical coding to remove sutures.

The deadline for conversion from the present electronic claims transaction standard to Version 5010 is fast approaching. Make sure both your practice and systems vendor are ready for the change.

Medical practices face two significant deadlines that require planning and testing in 2011. The first is the new 5010 electronic claims transmission standard, the second ICD-10.

Patient portals can offer better customer service and care, but only if you can get your patients to use it. We examine the pros and cons of jumping on the portal bandwagon.

When patient records are requested, your staff could unintentionally put your practice at risk of a HIPAA violation. Here's how to handle requests properly.

In this issue, a question that asks how many new codes are in the ICD-10 code set.

Do you have an emergency plan in place? You should. Our disaster-planning checklist gets you started.

Planning for retirement can be tricky, and it’s definitely something you want to get right. Check out these potential pitfalls and how to avoid them.

Here’s how to use these code add-ons correctly to help you get paid what you deserve

NPP versus physician visit

One of the thorniest coding questions is: Can a physician bill for family meetings when the patient is not present? If so, who gets the bill ?

Today doctors are competing for patients in a radically changed marketplace. One of the most important emerging technologies in that space is Internet-based social networking.

Here are your latest coding questions, answered by coding expert Bill Dacey.

Straight from the HIPAA regulation, here is an outline to follow as you create your Notice of Privacy Practices.