Shared Visits
July 16, 2021 | By David Glaser On May 3rd CMS pulled the shared visit language from the Manuals. The government has increasingly recognized that only statutes and regulations can…
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2021 E&M Documentation: 3 Reasons Your Providers Haven’t Adopted the New Guidelines
July 9, 2021 | By Shannon DeConda, CPC, CEMC, CEMA, CPMA, CRTT After 6 months of speaking to the 2021 AMA guidelines, many of you may be tired…
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The Executive Summary
July 2, 2021 | By Pam Brooks, MHA, COC, CPC As an auditor, you might find that the “meat and potatoes” of the audit is the most interesting part. …
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What Do External Audit Reviews Look Like?
June 25, 2021 | By Stephanie Allard, CPC, CEMA, RHIT When I ask practices if they have been through an external audit recently, they typically will state “no” or…
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Revisiting Telehealth Billing Guidelines for CMS in the Era of COVID
June 18, 2021 | By Bryan Meek, Esq., Brennan, Manna, and Diamond The pandemic has undisputedly changed the way in which Americans live their daily lives, including how they…
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Financial Toxicity
June 11, 2021 | Edward Townley CPC, CEMC, CUC, ROCC, Founder, Cogent9 Consulting Challenges for patients in cancer care include many devastating factors, including loss of a job or…
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E/M 2021 Guidelines and the Importance of SDOH
June 4, 2021 | By Cheryl A. Cyrus, RHIT, CPMA, CDEO, CRC, Comforcehealth, Quality Assurance Auditor As of January 1, 2021, we have been given new Evaluation and Management…
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Navigating the Complexities of Prolonged E/M Services
May 28, 2021 | Aimee L. Wilcox, CPMA, CCS-P, CST, MA, MT, Director of Content, innoviHealth Prolonged services codes were created to capture reimbursement for time spent with a…
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Information Blocking and Patient Access to Data
May 21, 2021 | By Stanley Nachimson, Nachimson Advisors April 5th 2021 was a major day in the history of patient data access. On that day, providers, vendors, and health…
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Use of “Time” in Evaluation Management and Coding
May 14, 2021 | By Jill Young, CPC, CEDC, CIMC The time has come for you to consider the “new time” method to determine the evaluation and management (E&M)…
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