Coding & Documentation

Is billing for an "incident to" service really worth the extra 15 percent in reimbursements? In my opinion, there are more pitfalls than benefits.

Coding questions? We've got the answers.

Patients expect more transparency for the cost of their healthcare, but I wonder if sharing my practice's fees and contracted rates will violate RICO.

Your practice is likely training and testing for ICD-10 compliance, but you also need to know how to mitigate losses from denials. Here's how to get started.

An internal systems assessment, developing a budget, and looking at documentation are key elements to prepare for the ICD-10 transition.

Coding questions? We've got the answers.

As your medical practice prepares for the ICD-10 transition, here are 10 key points and tips for implementation.

Robert Tennant of the Medical Group Management Association offers tips to practices to create a strategy for the ICD-10 transition.

Despite the doom and gloom associated with ICD-10, the new codes could actually provide better care for patients and better reimbursement to physicians.

Betty Hovey of AAPC explains the looming medical coding transition to ICD-10 and how to prepare your medical practice.

Physician assistants are poised and ready for the challenge of helping your medical practice with the transition to ICD-10.

Coding Questions? We've Got the Answers.

As your medical practice prepares for the ICD-10 transition, here are 10 key points and tips for implementation provided by AHIMA.

Like it or not, ICD-10 is on the way. Here's how to plan ahead and project its impact to minimize disruption to your practice's revenue cycle.

A key partner in the ICD-10 transition is your claims clearinghouse. Here are six key questions to ask now to be sure you are both ready.

Coding questions? We've got the answers.

But if the facts on the use of modifier 25 are clear, why are practices and hospital systems paying back millions of dollars for the incorrect use of modifier 25?

Here's why you should seek - and more importantly, how to code - reimbursement for after-hours services at your medical practice.

ICD-10 provides many needed attributes, but some of the data being collected seems way too excessive for practices.

Coding questions? We've got the answers.

Raemarie Jimenez of AAPC discusses common coding mistakes made by medical practices and how to avoid them during this webinar, recorded July 16, 2013.

Is the money your practice deserves floating out of the front door? Get it back by avoiding these common pitfalls.

What are the top five codes that are likely to lead to unexpected denials at your medical practice? Let Adam Atwood of RemitDATA tell you in this audio slideshow.

The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule is packed with information that guides coding and leads to better reimbursement. So why not do your homework?

Only about five percent of medical practices have made big progress with the ICD-10 transition, says a new MGMA report.

Three recent examples show how being compliant and meeting medical necessity standards are the key to avoiding fraud enforcement actions.

Coding questions? We've got the answers.

What should your medical practice do with your ICD-9-CM book after October 1, 2014? Keep it.

AHIMA's Kathy DeVault explains how to work with payers on the ICD-10 transition, including use of unspecified codes, and how to best prepare providers.