Coding & Documentation

Want to take the pulse of your medical practice's finances? Try this easy-to-use tool to conduct a fiscal check-up on your office.

Don't miss out on easy income. Incorporating Medicare's AWV into your care plan helps both your practice and your patients.

Get coding answers on Medicare and the physical exam; combining two services; pap smear and preventive services, IV infusions and more.

Transitioning to ICD-10 presents big challenges, so turn to technology to ease your coding woes.

Physicians already have a lot on their plates, but that doesn’t mean they can overlook preparations for ICD-10. Here’s how to get them involved in the transition.

Which staff members should be on the ICD-10 documentation team, how to determine what documentation is needed, and what the key changes to anticipate are.

To ensure a successful ICD-10 transition at your medical practice, follow these seven steps from Rose Dunn of First Class Solutions, Inc

Medical coding guidance on Medicare Annual Wellness Visits; RVU reductions; physician scribes; student documentation; and more.

Even with a one-year delay to implement ICD-10, healthcare organizations are concerned about the magnitude of the change, and are warning providers that they still need to start preparing sooner than later.

Coding questions? We've got the answers.

Despite a delay in implementation, Dan Howard of Cook County Hospital explains his facility's transition to the new coding standard.

Coding questions? We've got the answers

Compare your E&M coding patterns with national norms from Medicare. It's a fast way to see if you are out of whack. Translate Medicare's data for your specialty into percentiles for easier comparison.

Here's how your medical practice should build a plan for the looming transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 in 2014.

Coding questions? We've got the answers

QDC codes themselves carry no payment for a claim. However, using the codes correctly may result in a bonus payment from Medicare, and not reporting them successfully will result in a penalty.

Coding questions? We've got the answers

I'm curious who really benefits from the upcoming medical coding transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10.

Coding questions? We've got the answers

Coding questions? We've got the answers

What is currently the biggest obstacle for your practice in preparing for the ICD-10 transition?

Coding answers from our September 2011 journal.

With so much else changing in healthcare, it's understandable that you'd want to avoid thinking about transitioning to the coming ICD-10 code set. But the longer you wait to start, the tougher it will be to make the switch, and the more likely you are to lose money. Here's what you need to know to avoid claims denials and ensure a smooth conversion.

Here's a quick video to get you started with conducting Medicare's Annual Wellness Visit at your medical practice.

Learn when and what CPT codes to use with prolonged services codes 99354 and 99355 at your medical practice.

Coding questions? We've got the answers

This pediatric cardiologist thinks that all his patient visits should be coded as level 5s. Is he right?

This administrator wonders if his physician needs to be physically present in order to bill a 99212 for infertility blood work.

I have a physician who saw a patient for a preventive visit and also charged a 99215 for this patient on the same date of service. He used the same documentation for both visits. Should he have documented each service separately?

Questions pertaining to the new Medicare Annual Wellness Visit.