Outsource Strategies International is an experienced medical billing company in the U.S, providing services for individual physicians, medical practices, clinics and hospitals. Our expert team is up...
Acute Kidney Injury – Importance of Good Documentation for Accurate Coding
A professional medical billing company based in the United States, Outsource Strategies International provides medical coding services for diverse specialties. In today’s podcast, Meghann Drella,...
Risk Adjustment and HCC Coding – A Look at Best Practices
The main aim of Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) coding is to help “communicate patient complexity and paint a picture of the whole patient”, according to the American Academy of Family...
Acute Kidney Injury – Strengthen Documentation for Accurate Coding
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious condition caused when the kidneys stop working suddenly, over a very short period of time (usually 48 hours or less). Several U.S. studies have indicated an...
Coding Diffuse Axonal Injury – A Common Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs when a sudden, external force damages the brain. One of the most common causes of disability and death in adults under the age of 40 years, TBI is a broad term...
Shoulder Dislocation – ICD-10 Codes and Documentation Tips
The shoulder joint is a ball-and-socket joint. Dislocation of the shoulder joint occurs when the humerus (the top of the upper arm bone) moves partially or fully out of the glenoid (shoulder socket...
How Insurance Verification Supports Behavioral/Mental Health Billing
Addiction to alcohol, opioids, and substance abuse require comprehensive treatment and care. Most drug & alcohol treatment centers provide effective residential treatment programs, drug and...
Gall Stones – Causes, Treatment Options and ICD-10 Coding
Based in the United States, Outsource Strategies International (OSI) is an experienced medical billing service company that provides quality medical billing and coding services for various...
Know the Right Use of Modifiers 51 and 59
Correct and appropriate use of modifiers is important to file accurate claims and thus receive correct payments. Modifiers enable surgeons to effectively meet payment policy requirements established...