The COVID-19 pandemic is putting strain on the healthcare system, but accurately capturing data and documenting cases of the novel coronavirus can help ease the burden on providers. COVID-19 coding…
During the Talk Ten Tuesdays weekly Internet radio broadcast last week, we received many questions which we never got to answer. I am going to share some of those answers…
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh today warned health care providers against collecting or billing for patient copays, coinsurance, or deductibles for costs related to COVID-19 testing. In a letter…
EDITOR’S NOTE: RACmonitor.com news asked Dr. Ronald Hirsch, vice president at R1 RCM, to summarize the latest from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on covering costs for…
Telehealth usage was on the rise even before the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey from the American College of Physicians (ACP). The survey results were gathered in…
Biomedical innovators have mobilized across the world to address COVID-19, from the initiation of clinical trials for potential vaccines to ongoing studies of repurposed medications for potential therapeutic and prophylactic…
We are living through an unprecedented time in society today. It has been discussed for years with many predicting cataclysmic results. SARS-CoV-2 has seemingly stopped the world from spinning. There…
here are basic steps to follow when creating an effective contingency plan. In any crisis, emergency, or pandemic, which do happen from time to time, like the one the world…
New condition code for COVID-19 released for healthcare claims. We are in a state of flux with information, details, instructions, and changes impacting the revenue cycle in healthcare, due to…
The Trump Administration today announced expanded Medicare telehealth coverage that will enable beneficiaries to receive a wider range of healthcare services from their doctors without having to travel to a…
As unpleasant as the task may seem, a medical record audit of your physician practice is akin to the best kind of medicine. AMA Digital Health Study, 2019 Explore insights…
Diagnosis coding brings the unique challenge of knowing when to use a 7th character on your ICD-10-CM code and then determining which character applies. These tips will help you refine…
The new rule contains two key requirements—annual disclosure of prices and 300 “shoppable” items. Effective Jan. 1, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) required that hospitals publish…
More changes are likely coming. As many of you have heard, there are major changes coming to evaluation and management (E&M) codes in 2021. The changes were finalized in the…
A healthy patient-provider relationship that develops in the office can quickly be affected negatively if after the treatment the patient receives a medical bill that contains errors.To avoid this from…
Several ICD-10 and CPT code changes came into effect for urology in 2020. Practitioners need to understand the updates and associated urology medical billing guidelines to ensure accurate reporting and…