Starting 2017, physical therapy medical coding involves three new evaluation codes and a new reevaluation code. The evaluation codes introduced by the final CMS physician fee schedule replace code...
Veteran Health Care in 2017 – Key Possibilities and Predictions
Legislation passed in 2014 allowed military veterans with access to physicians outside Veteran Administration (VA) facilities, including community based family practitioners. Family physicians who...
Primary Care – Strategies to Improve Reimbursement in the Value-based Care System
Many changes have affected primary care physicians (PCPs) in recent times. These include the shift to value-based care from the fee-for-service payment model, new regulatory requirements, the rise...
Many Patients may be Underinsured – Medical Eligibility Verification is Crucial
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) improved Americans’ access to healthcare, but a recent report in the New York Times highlights the fact that many people may be still underinsured. This makes medical...
Can ICD-10 Medical Codes Help Chiropractors Document Winter Vehicle Accidents?
ICD-10 medical coding includes documenting a range of external causes for injury, and you may need to use these specific codes especially during the winter season. Driving during winter months is...
Documenting and Coding Behavior Change Interventions – Smoking Cessation
Behavior change interventions are crucial to address lifestyle modification for disease prevention, long-term disease management and addiction. Every year usually brings important changes in family...
ICD-10 Surgery Codes – Essentials for Appropriate Reimbursement
Today, most general surgery practices and departments of surgery rely on experienced medical billing and coding companies to ensure that claims get paid. However, accurate documentation of...
Digital Health Insurance Cards – a New Challenge for Medical Billing and Health Insurance Verification?
Different types of technological advancements are making their way into physicians’ practices and helping them manage their workflow better. Insurance eligibility verification got a makeover...
How Physicians can Optimize Revenue from Wellness Visits
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) encourages patients to be much more active participants in their own healthcare and learn about their covered medical services. Medicare beneficiaries now get coverage...