Not All Remote Services are Telehealth: Know Your Codes!
October 1, 2021 | By Grant Huang, CPC, CPMA A year and half into the coronavirus pandemic, confusion still remains over a variety of remote services that are often…
Acute Uncomplicated vs Complicated Illness or Injury
August 27, 2021 | By Jamee Black, CPC, COC, CPMA One of the most difficult determinations of Number and Complexity of Problems Addressed is complicated vs uncomplicated. When selecting Number…
Ciox: Not a Bleach, But Not to Be Ignored
August 20, 2021 | By J. Paul Spencer, CPC, COC In my role as a compliance consultant specializing in carrier audit response, a lot of items are brought to…
A Trip Down the Google Rabbit Hole…Because Inquiring Minds Want to Know
November 6, 2020 | By Pam Vanderbilt, CPC, CPMA, CPPM, CPC-I, CEMC, CEMA, CEMA-O Pumpkin spiced lattes are back at Starbucks, the days are getting shorter, there is a…
A Tip On Not Being Prepared; Catch While You Can
May 29, 2020 | by Anna McGregor, CLP, CPC, CPCO, CPMA, CEMC, CEMA | Director for Coding Integrity, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center/School of Medicine Like a…
Be Specific
April 17, 2020 | By Priscilla J. Alfaro, MD, FAAP, CPC, CPMA, COC, CFE ICD-10 was finally officially implemented on October 1, 2015. One of the intents of moving to…
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Coding for COVID-19
April 10, 2020 | By Jill Young, CPC, CEDC, CIMC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its ICD-10 documentation guidelines for COVID-19, using the newly adopted…
Implementing Telehealth Visits
March 20, 2020 | By Shannon DeConda, CPC, CPC-1, CPMA, CEMC, CMSCS Step 1: Telehealth Consent In order to conduct a patient encounter as a telehealth service, the patient…
The Importance of Skepticism
January 10, 2020 | By David Glaser Skepticism is a vital trait in the coding and billing process. Constant questioning is necessary because when you receive guidance from…