October 3, 2023 | By Shannon DeConda, CPC, CEMC, CEMA, CPMA, CRTT Have you seen the new AMA Smart Brief on Modifier 25 that was released on August 17th? That’s what I want to talk to you about today. I want to break down the information because I specifically noticed there is a stark…
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Let’s have a conversation about the data column on MDM. Specifically, what I’d like to address is imaging services. When a provider performs an x-ray while seeing a patient, and they are not going to bill a professional component of that test, how do we count that service? Is that service something we can count?…
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September 4, 2020 | By Brenda Edwards, CPC, CDEO, CPB, CPC-I, CEMC, CRC, CMRS, CMCS Is anybody not aware of the Evaluation and Management (E/M) changes coming in January 2021? Have you asked your administrator, managers, front office, back office, and providers if they are ready for these major changes? Anybody that touches CPT® 99202-99215…
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September 2, 2022 | By Bryan Meek, Esq., Brennan, Manna, and Diamond Patients missing their healthcare appointments without adequate notice can cost practices a lot of money, as well as deprive patients of necessary care. While one solution to mitigate this damage is to charge patients for missed appointments, policies should be written…
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February 25, 2022 | By Bryan Meek, Esq., Brennan, Manna, and Diamond The Department of Health and Human Services published three parts to the No Surprises Act towards the end of 2021, which took effect January 1, 2022. The Act is intended to protect consumers from “balance billing,” which occurs when a patient receives…
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