Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes provide a uniform nomenclature for coding medical procedures and services that are critical to the communication between multiple stakeholders about the care patients receive. They…
MedLearn Media is proud to be at the forefront of offering world-class guidance on a vitally important topic. February may be American Heart Month, but correctly diagnosing and coding cardiac…
One way to assess creativity in medicine is to look at how physicians are incorporating technology such as telehealth, virtual reality (VR) and augmented intelligence (AI), often called artificial intelligence, into…
CMS proposes new rules for 2024 that apply to Medicare Advantage Plans. Last month, I told you that there would be big news coming, and sure enough, there was. The…
The EHR is no longer in its infancy; it is exiting its “terrible twos” stage and growing up. It’s a new year, and welcome, 2023! When I still practiced clinically,…
The anticipated issue date for the new audit is the 2024 fiscal year. Citing “consistently high error rates,” federal officials announced this week that they will be conducting a nationwide…
The final rules become effective Jan. 1, 2023. Amid this election season, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published final rules for the 2023 Part B Physician…
The AMA released the calendar year 2023 CPT code set, which builds on the AMA's efforts to reduce administrative tasks in medicine, according to a recent press release. The CPT…
Revised ICD-10-CM codes for neurocognitive disorders are now in effect, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) has announced The coding changes for major and mild neurocognitive disorders represent "the most consequential"…
AMA scores a hit with new guidelines; misses simplification of one subset of hospital E&M codes. It was a happy day in 2020 the American Medical Association (AMA), the owner…
New codes become effective Oct. 1, 2022. With the start of fiscal year (FY) 2023 right around the corner, this is a good time for clinical documentation integrity (CDI) professionals…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the 2023 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for fee-for-service Medicare Part A and Part B, and the 2023 Medicare Part D…
When commenting on the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System proposed rule for calendar year (CY) 2023, the American Hospital Association (AHA)…
The American Medical Association (AMA) has released the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set for 2023, which contains updates that aim to reduce medical coding burden for evaluation and management…
CMS has specific guidelines when defining “incident to” and shared visits. Recently, I was working with a client to help them understand “incident to” billing. We were discussing a situation…
The rise of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic pushed up the timetable on telehealth education for medical schools and residency programs. But the relative lack of training using this newer…