Mental health and/or substance use disorders (SUD) affect millions of Americans. According to a 2016 U-M Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center report, nearly 1 in 5 Americans live with a...
Code Correctly for Influenza Vaccine in the 2017-18 Season
Vaccinations are one of the important universally recommended preventive measures against a number of serious diseases and infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends...
2017 Coding and Reimbursement Guidelines for Vascular Surgeons
Vascular surgeons perform a comprehensive range of procedures and the adoption of new endovascular techniques has led to reduced hospital stays. CMS has created comprehensive APCs (c-APCs) in...
How to Code for After Hours Visits and other Special Encounters
After-hours health care services improve revenue and increase satisfaction among patients, office staff and physicians. This is especially relevant in primary care and pediatric practices as...
Procedural Coding for Wound Care Management – Medicare and PMR Billing Guidelines
Approximately 6.5 million Americans suffer the effects of chronic wounds every day, according to a recent report from Hutch News. A study published in the Journal of Hospital Administration in 2013...
OIG Finds Errors in Coding Right Heart Catheterization – Know the Rules
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has complex billing rules and experienced medical coding companies are well aware that errors in processing claims for these...
Case Study: American Teledentistry Company Extremely Happy with OSI’s Insurance Verification Services
Overview Outsource Strategies International (OSI) has been providing a Tennessee-based American teledentistry company with insurance verification services since January 31, 2017. This client...
Encephalopathy – ICD 10 Coding and Documentation Guidelines
A diagnosis that medical coding companies come across quite often, the term encephalopathy broadly refers to brain disease, damage, or malfunction. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders...
Coding of Sepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock – ICD-10 Guidelines
Sepsis is a life-threatening complication that develops when the chemicals the immune system releases into the bloodstream to fight an infection cause inflammation throughout the body instead....