Primary care physicians (PCPs) face increasing challenges in the current healthcare environment: not having enough resources to care for patients, declining practice revenues, and overwhelming administrative burdens. On top of all that, there is...
More InfoLeveraging technology, auditing for compliance, and providing robust education are key ways providers can improve medical coding quality. While some have said medical coding sits quietly in the middle of the healthcare revenue cycle, it is a key...
More InfoPhysicians can now offer more services via telehealth and get paid. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is adding 11 codes to the list of telehealth services payable under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS). Coverage is...
More InfoBecker’s ASC Review compiled a timeline of significant medical coding updates that have been proposed or implemented so far this year: January CMS began paying for certain angioplasty and stenting procedures in ASCs on Jan. 1, under its...
More InfoUsability and interoperability are top physician complaints, but will 2021 bring any relief? Physicians often see the EHR as the bane of their professional existence, complaining about awful user interfaces and a lack of interoperability with...
More InfoThe American Medical Association (AMA) says the proposed Medicare 2021 fee schedule should be modified to reflect changes brought on by the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. In detailed comments submitted to Centers for Medicare &...
More InfoGood news for physicians tired of counting bullet points to assign an evaluation and management (E/M) level for an outpatient office visit: Per new AMA guidelines, it’s going to be a whole lot simpler. As of January 1, 2021, physicians will...
More InfoFacility-specific coding guidelines are key to code hospital visits and encounters consistently. Another role that facility-specific guidelines play is to capture all possible reimbursement that is due to an organization. Every Oct. 1, the...
More InfoThe American Medical Association (AMA) today published an update to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set that includes new code additions and editorial revisions for reporting medical services sparked by the public health response...
More InfoThe American Medical Association updated its Current Procedural Terminology set to include updates to coding for tests that detect influenza and COVID-19. The two new codes, per the AMA’s CPT editorial panel, are: 87636: “Infectious...
More InfoMajor changes are found in the 2021 Evaluation and Management guidelines. As we enter the final quarter of 2020, I hope everyone is committed to being prepared for the 2021 evaluation and management (E&M) changes, because they’re locked in...
More InfoIn today’s competitive environment, creating the ultimate “patient experience” will truly differentiate your surgery center and is paramount to building a successful and growing ASC. To create this experience, a patient should be treated with...
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