Coding & Documentation

It's possible to be reimbursed for a preventive visit and a problem-focused visit performed on the same day, but proper documentation and coding is critical.

Think coding is hard now? ICD-10 will require far greater specificity and documentation. Here are two ways to start preparing.

You can boost your payment stream significantly by using rejected claims as a learning opportunity. Here's how.

If you're looking to combat rising business costs at your medical practice your best bet is effective coding. Here's how to get started.

RemitDATA's Aaron Hood explores the most common unexpected denials at practices nationwide, with a special focus on OB/GYN.

ICD-10 training for your staff will vary by learning style and practice role. Here are eight resources to meet your needs.

An important part of ICD-10 readiness is ensuring all hardware and software is evaluated via a systems inventory.

Medicare's value-based modifier is a new fee schedule adjustment that will reward or penalize physicians for quality of care in 2015.

Answers from our coding expert on questions regarding discharge code requirements; complex care coordination; and counseling code confusion.

Halting ICD-10 implementation now would be a huge burden to medical practices. It's not time for another delay; it's time to get to work.

RemitDATA's Aaron Hood explores the most common unexpected denials at practices nationwide, with a special focus on family medicine.

When preparing to train practice staff, consider whether they need awareness, intense, or extensive instruction.

Here are five ways you can mitigate the risk of a coding audit or fines in your practice, in relation to the coming ICD-10 conversion.

Answers from our coding expert on questions regarding the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit; urea breath tests; counseling time; and consultations.

The incident-to rules can be confusing for many physicians, practice managers, and billers and coders. Here's some helpful guidance.

The results of our 2014 Fee Schedule Survey are in. Here's a look at some of the key findings, and how physician practices can react.

Test your patient collections knowledge with our interactive quiz, featuring claims and denial data from RemitDATA from the fourth quarter of 2014.

Over the summer CMS added four new modifiers that will require a much greater degree of specification when coding surgical procedures.

In early 2015, your first tasks to prepare for ICD-10 should be reviewing your budget and effectively communicating the code set change.

Now is the time to act to prevent claims issues, including denials, due to ICD-10. Here are four tips.

The ICD-10 deadline is only nine months away. Here are six questions to ask your software vendors immediately.

Q: When a patient has been admitted and discharged on the same day, can one note support a same day admit/discharge code?

Our experts at Physicians Practice Pearls have written on a wide variety of practice-management topics, but these eight columns stood out as the gems.

With the ICD-10 transition on the horizon, medical practices need to start preparing. Here are three tips to start with when the calendar flips to 2015.

RemitDATA's Aaron Hood explores the most common unexpected denials at practices nationwide, with a special focus on internal medicine.