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…
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…
The American Medical Association has issued a category III current procedural terminology code for Figur8's sensor fusion system combining inertial measurement system and surface mechanomyography. The device was designed to…
New guides become effective Oct. 1, 2022. It’s time to review the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting for fiscal year 2023. These take effect Oct. 1, 2022, and reflect…
New codes and guidelines become effective Oct. 1, 2023. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the ICD-10-PCS codes and guidelines for the 2023 fiscal year on May…
How to stay compliant in behavioral health screenings. Behavioral health screenings aim to detect mental health symptoms in many seemingly healthy people. This can be done in various ways, including…
Medical billing and coding is one of the hottest medical professions in great demand with a great deal of job opportunities and rooms for promotion. Promotion will come with increment…
The Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (REACH) initiative is a new model for ACOs operating under Medicare. It will be tested under the Centers for…
These codes are time-based CPT codes, used to report care management activities during a calendar month. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 6 in 10 Americans…
Mark Synovec, MD, chairs the CPT Editorial Panel, which is responsible for maintaining what is sometimes called “the language of medicine,” the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set. The Editorial Panel, he…
Cluster coding is a new feature for coding professionals. The World Health Organization (WHO) began developing the International Classification of Diseases, Eleventh Version (ICD-11), in 2007, and first released a…
The New York State Department of Financial Services wants health insurers to pay any extra bills when their out-of-date provider directories send patients to out-of-network doctors and hospitals. The state…
This area of coding is not so easy. While most maternal deaths are preventable, the rate has been increasing in the United States since 2000. As a matter of fact,…
Involving physicians in the mid-revenue cycle process can increase hospital ROI by 700%, according to Enjoin CEO Dr. James Fee. Hospitals and health systems can improve revenue through a pre-bill…