Coding & Documentation

Coding guidance on admission codes; subsequent care codes; and coding volume outliers.

Telemedicine is rapidly gaining acceptance. Here's how to get paid for using telehealth services and how to determine if it is a good fit for your office.

When reimbursements are low for your workers' compensation patients, it may not be the payers' fault. Here's how to make sure you are paid what you deserve.

While EHRs have the ability to reduce medical errors, the potential to create coding and other errors must be constantly monitored.

In light of the fact that these RAC audits are a real probability, medical practices should be aware of issues that may arise in an audit of E&M codes.

The Medicare Annual Wellness Visit's Health Risk Assessments provide opportunities for ancillary income for physicians.

Combining the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit with an annual physical exam with no copay can generate goodwill and promote more patient visits and revenue.

Though CMS just delayed the ICD-10 implementation date; physicians should start preparing for the switch now. Are you?

Sure, ICD-10 implementation is two years away, but there are things your medical practice should start doing today to prepare.

Here's a list of what your medical practice is required to provide, and what you'll get reimbursed for, regarding Medicare Annual Wellness Visits.

Here is what your medical practice needs to know about HCPCS codes, where they fit with CPT codes, and how to understand them.

The government has new tools for identifying excessive use of suspect medical codes, so you must vigilantly keep abreast of what those codes are to avoid trouble.

Coding questions? We've got the answers.

Here is how providers and coders at your medical practice can select the right E&M medical codes the first time.

You can generate over $50 per Medicare patient per year for asymptomatic screens.

Don't let your practice be caught up in Medicare's recovery program. It's a simple matter to examine your own coding patterns and compare them to national utilization data.

Here's how to comply with all the Annual Wellness Visit requirements from CMS and avoid an audit disaster at your medical practice.

Now is the time to be sure our EHR is compliant with auditing and documentation guidelines if an audit comes your way.

The age-old tug-of-war of ways to gather and retrieve data has played a big part in where healthcare is currently with its EHR systems.

Here is an easy and quick tip that will immediately increase your inflow with minimal time and effort from treating staff at your medical practice.

It's too early for staff to learn new ICD-10 codes, but there are some other key steps your practice can take today to be ready for the looming changes.

From preparing for ICD-10 to participating in the EHR meaningful use incentive program, what’s the most difficult aspect of your daily work?

Coding questions? We've got the answers.