November 26, 2021 | By Toni Elhoms, CCS, CPC, CPMA, CRC As I am sure many of my colleagues can relate, I have frequently heard statements like, “All my E/M services are coded based on time because it’s just easier” or “I add total time to all my notes just to cover my bases”.…
November 19, 2021 | By Susan O’Loughlin, CPC, CPMA, CRC Director of Professional Coding and Provider Education – UVM Health Network CVPH Prospective, Retrospective, Random, Comprehensive, Focused… Which one to utilize is based on the type and scope of audit for your organization. If you are responsible for auditing your provider’s documentation, you know…
November 17, 2021 | By Scott Kraft, CPMA, CPC A physician practice revenue cycle analysis is really driven by that old saying “Follow the Money.” Along the journey, however, we learn a lot more about payment buckets and accounts receivable, as important as those factors are for practice operations. Very rarely do I perform…
November 12, 2020 | By Priscilla J. Alfaro, MD, FAAP, CPC, CPMA, COC, CFE Genetic testing has grown exponentially over the last decade. The elimination of patent protection on human genes, the proliferation of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology, and the rapid discovery of gene-disease connections have all contributed to this trend. * The rapidly…
November 5, 2021 | By Sean Weiss, CHC, CEMA, CMCO, CPMA, CPC-P, CMPE, CPC Terry Fletcher sits down with our very own Sean M. Weiss to discuss how physicians become audit targets. Terry joins Sean monthly on the compliance guy for her #TerryTuesday segment. We know you’ll enjoy it! Listen Now