Coding & Documentation

While the ICD-10 compliance date is nearly a year away, now is the time to begin training and education planning. Here are some tips.

Downcoding, overstaffing, and lack of follow-up on denials are all possible places your medical practice is losing precious revenue.

Report diagnoses to tell the payer why a service was performed, support medical necessity, and avoid having your claims denied.

Want to avoid a larger audit at your medical practice? Self-auditing is a great first step for you and your physicians.

Coding questions? We've got the answers.

Planning for the emotional and financial impact of ICD-10 may be a daunting task, but it is a necessary one.

Some efficient and coordinated scheduling of the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit can benefit patients and your medical practice.

Two presenters at this year's MGMA conference share their tips for how medical practices can thrive despite decreasing reimbursement and increasing overhead.

Get answers to all of your ICD-10 conversion questions from Jackie Stack of the AAPC in this on-demand webinar.

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.