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Revenue Cycle Management, Billing and Coding: The cost of outsourcing, the value we deliver.

Christopher J. Asterino2021-01-08T18:15:45+00:00

Medical Coding, Collection, Physician Billing and Medical Revenue Cycle Management – there is no question, it is the lifeline of your practice. You have invested in a business plan and are keenly aware of your goals. You know the sequential steps it takes each day to welcome a new patient, consult with them, treat them, ensure that the staff is charting correctly, following protocol, scheduling follow up appointments and submitting your invoice to insurance companies for reimbursement of your resources invested. From there it takes anywhere between 30-90 days to get paid, depending on who is liable to reimburse you. . [...]

Revenue Cycle Management, Billing and Coding: The cost of outsourcing, the value we deliver.Christopher J. Asterino2021-01-08T18:15:45+00:00

New ICD-10 Codes Include ‘Bizarre’ Ones Rarely Used in Medical Practice Coding and Billing

New ICD-10 Codes Include ‘Bizarre’ Ones Rarely Used in Medical Practice Coding and Billing

sam-mi2013-06-27T10:14:10+00:00

The growing pains of transitioning to ICD-10 can only be surpassed by the pain of adding a slew of new codes that are far from the standard run of the mill ones you utilize every day. Among the 68,000 new ICD-10-CM diagnosis and procedure codes (compared to 18,000 in ICD-9), CMS has created ICD-10 codes that are considered by some to be among the most bizarre. In fact, Power Your Practice has gone one step further to create the "Awards for the Most Bizarre ICD-10 codes." Bizarre or not, these more specific codes are provided as an example of how much [...]

New ICD-10 Codes Include ‘Bizarre’ Ones Rarely Used in Medical Practice Coding and Billingsam-mi2013-06-27T10:14:10+00:00

Implementing ICD-10’s Avalanche of Coding Updates Require Coding Experts in Physician Revenue Cycle Management

Implementing ICD-10’s Avalanche of Coding Updates Require Coding Experts in Physician Revenue Cycle Management

sam-mi2013-05-14T09:03:32+00:00

In the coding world, there is a saying that “If it isn’t documented, it doesn’t exist or it didn’t happen.” That strikes fear in the hearts of all physicians, which is why it’s imperative your medical practice billing and coding be tied to your medical practice revenue cycle management and the coding expertise of your physician billing and coding team. There are more than 68,000 new ICD-10-CM diagnosis and procedure codes that will go into effect beginning Oct. 1, 2014. Compare that to the 18,000 codes in ICD-9, and you have a major coding conversion that has been slated to be [...]

Implementing ICD-10’s Avalanche of Coding Updates Require Coding Experts in Physician Revenue Cycle Managementsam-mi2013-05-14T09:03:32+00:00

Radiology Coding Update – Jan. 2013

Radiology Coding Update – Jan. 2013

sam-mi2013-01-14T18:30:45+00:00

CTA DOCUMENTATION "If it isn't written, it didn't happen" Those words have been repeated to medical billers and coders in training classes and seminars for over 20 years. Coding a CTA can be tricky even for the seasoned coder. Very precise information must be dictated to assist the coder in determining if the procedure was a CT or CTA. The Fall 2008 issue of "Clinical Examples in Radiology" clarified the coding and dictation issues surrounding CTA. In order to differentiate CT from CTA, dictated documentation must indicate that 3D images were acquired and interpretation for those images must be made in [...]

Radiology Coding Update – Jan. 2013sam-mi2013-01-14T18:30:45+00:00

Radiology Coding Update – Dec. 2012

Radiology Coding Update – Dec. 2012

sam-mi2012-12-18T11:25:49+00:00

CTA DOCUMENTATION "If it isn't written, it didn't happen" Those words have been repeated to medical billers and coders in training classes and seminars for over 20 years. Coding a CTA can be tricky even for the seasoned coder. Very precise information must be dictated to assist the coder in determining if the procedure was a CT or CTA. The Fall 2008 issue of "Clinical Examples in Radiology" clarified the coding and dictation issues surrounding CTA. In order to differentiate CT from CTA, dictated documentation must indicate that 3D images were acquired and interpretation for those images must be made in [...]

Radiology Coding Update – Dec. 2012sam-mi2012-12-18T11:25:49+00:00