December 06, 2024 | By Pam Warren, MHA, COC, CPC, Fellow It is very important to healthcare providers and leaders that the work auditors perform, the results auditors report and the recommendations auditors make are valid. An auditor’s reputation is dependent upon audits that are legitimately performed and accurately reported. If audits are perceived…
December 13, 2024 | By Rhonda Granja, B.S., CMA, CPC, RMC, CMC, CMOM, CMIS As we navigate this complex world of coding, every year we prepare for changes, updates, new codes as well as deletion of codes. For 2025, there are 420 overall updates that are in the CPT 2025 code set. Those include…
Let’s Chat: Today’s Take with Shannon DeConda Topic: G2211 Documentation It’s no secret that navigating G2211 can be challenging, especially when left without proper guidance. Unfortunately, the lack of clear direction can lead to a never-ending stream of questions and confusion. Today’s Take will provide useful information on the documentation best practices for G2211.…
Have you seen the new free NAMAS E&M Mind Map download? The idea behind the Mind Map is that sometimes it’s easier to process and understand things through visual downloads. We envision this as being something that you, as an auditor or coder, may find value in, but also for educating providers, it’s easy to…
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?…