OSI is one of the leading medical coding companies in Tulsa, Oklahoma, dedicated to providing quality and affordable medical billing services for all medical specialties. In this podcast, Natalie...
Reporting Chronic Conditions in the Age of Value-based Reimbursement
The shift from fee-for-service to fee-for-value has changed the way physicians provide care, bill for services, and get reimbursed. As three out of four Americans are living with multiple chronic...
Flu Vaccine Coding – How to Code for Influenza Vaccine
Outsource Strategies International (OSI) is an experienced provider of dermatology coding services. We help dermatologists file clean claims and gain maximum reimbursement. Our AAPC-certified coders...
ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes for Documenting Hypertensive Crisis
A hypertensive crisis occurs when the blood pressure rises quickly and severely with readings of 180/120 or greater. This condition affects more than 500,000 Americans each year, or approximately 1%...
2018 CPT Code Changes for Orthopedic Spinal Surgery
In 2018, reporting of orthopedic spinal procedures will be impacted by the addition of one code and deletion and revision of some musculoskeletal system codes and spine and spinal cord codes. The...
Dermatology Coding – How to Code Dermatological Common Skin Procedures
A professional, HIPAA compliant medical coding company in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Outsource Strategies International (OSI) is dedicated to providing accurate medical billing and coding services for diverse...
FDA Approved Spinal Cord Stimulation Devices offer New Hope for Non-opioid Management of Chronic Pain
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved two new spinal cord stimulation systems: the Senza II Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) System from medical device company Nevro Corporation...
CMS Publishes New Payment Rates for Blue-light Cystoscopy
Cystoscopy is one of the most common procedures performed by urologists to detect bladder cancer. According to the 2018 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule, the Centers for...
Steps to Ease the Dental Eligibility Verification Process
According to a study in Health Affairs, patients reported that they did not get the dental care they needed because of cost, fear, inconvenient locations or appointment times, and trouble finding a...