Coding & Documentation

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.

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.

Juliet Santos, director of business-centered systems for HIMSS, discusses ICD-10 challenges and how technology can help a practice.

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