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Document 8 Items for Initial Chiropractic Services 27 Aug 2013 | 06:50 pm
Straighten any kinks in initial subluxation claims with good documentation. By Marty Kotlar, DC, CHCC, CBCS Question: I have been treating Medicare patients for the last three years and my office mana...
ICD-10 Monitor: Talk Ten Tuesday 21 Aug 2013 | 09:01 pm
This week’s Talk Ten Tuesday podcast focuses on helping those who have fallen behind in preparations for ICD-10 implementation. AAPC’s Evan Gwilliam, DC, CPC, CPMA, CPC-I, CCPC, notes that “… small-ti...
Advance: Make the Most of Mid-level Providers 9 Aug 2013 | 08:37 pm
In specific circumstances, a physician and a mid-level provider (MLP), such as a nurse practitioner, physician assistant or certified nurse specialist, may each provide part of an evaluation and manag...
Physicians Practice: How to Code, Negotiate After-Hours Reimbursement 8 Aug 2013 | 08:24 pm
There are codes in the CPT® code book to report services a physician provides during “nontraditional” hours. If you prove that it’s in the payer’s best interest, third-party insurers may allow additio...
Radiology Today: Orders – To Do or Not to Do? 7 Aug 2013 | 08:25 pm
Radiology orders continue to be a challenge for most health care organizations. AAPC’s Melody Mulaik, MSHS, CRA, RCC, CPC, CPC-H, PCS, recently published an article in Radiology Today, in which she di...
Waste Not, Want Not: Billing Unused Drug Supplies 3 Aug 2013 | 02:13 am
Physicians sometimes must discard an unused portion of a drug. If the physician (rather than the patient and/or facility) supplies the drug, Medicare may allow compensation for this “wasted” portion. ...
Initial Hospital Service Matters More than Admission Date 3 Aug 2013 | 02:12 am
Consider this hypothetical scenario: Your physician admits a patient to the hospital just before midnight on Friday, but doesn’t see the patient until early the following morning. Which is the proper ...
A Quick Guide to “Separate Procedures” 3 Aug 2013 | 02:12 am
CPT® codes designated as “separate procedures” are considered to be incidental and bundled with any related comprehensive/major procedure when performed during the same session, through the same incis...
Pioneer ACOs Produce Mixed Results First Year 3 Aug 2013 | 02:09 am
All 32 Pioneer accountable care organizations (ACO) successfully reported quality measures and achieved the maximum reporting rate for the healthcare delivery model’s first performance year, with all ...
2014 MPFS Proposed Rule Cuts 24 Percent 3 Aug 2013 | 02:08 am
In a proposed rule published in the July 19 Federal Register, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposes payment policy and rate changes to the 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (M...
