Radiology covers a wide array of procedures and diagnoses, making billing compliance essential for a successful practice. Navigating the intricate coding, billing rules, regulations, and prior authorization requirements can be challenging. Additionally, the transition...
Medical Coding
Medical Coding and Billing for Hospitalists – Challenges and Solutions
A retrospective study published by the Journal of Hospital Medicine (JHM) identified a more than 50% growth in the adult hospitalist workforce in the US between 2012 and 2019, making hospitalist...
Muscular Dystrophy and Updated ICD-10 Codes: A Guideline for Practitioners
Muscular Dystrophy (MD) is a group of over 30 genetic disorders that cause progressive muscle degeneration and weakness. As healthcare practitioners, staying updated on the latest diagnostic...
How to Avoid Medical Coding Audits
Healthcare providers need to commit to medical coding best practices to minimize coding errors and ensure compliance with coding guidelines. Failure to meet the medical coding legal and regulatory...
Billing and Coding Tips for Spine and Pain Management
The diagnosis and treatment for spinal care can be complex, and requires a multidisciplinary team of healthcare specialists - neurosurgeon, orthopedic surgeon, physical therapist, chiropractor and...
Ophthalmology Medical Coding Myths Pertaining to Foreign Body Removal
When coding for foreign body removal, it is necessary to evaluate all the potential CPT codes. After careful examination, select the most relevant codes that accurately reflect the treatment...
Key Considerations for Coding and Billing Hospitalist Services
Hospitalists play a crucial role in patient care, especially in inpatient settings. Hospital medicine practice requires using specific medical codes for billing medical services. Hospitalists often...
Guidelines to Optimize Your Pain Management Medical Billing and Coding Processes
Pain management involves a wide range of procedures, interventions, and medications, each requiring specific coding. Successful claim submission requires in-depth knowledge of medical terminology,...
CPT Codes Used to Report Neuraxial Labor Analgesia/Anesthesia
The coding and billing considerations for an obstetric anesthesia procedure differ from the surgical anesthesia procedure. So, navigating the nuances of obstetric anesthesia requires precise...
Best Practices for Podiatry Medical Billing and Coding
In the healthcare sector, podiatry is a specialty with unique medical billing and coding challenges. Podiatrists have to deal with diverse foot conditions, and not all services are covered by...
Strategies to Improve Medical Billing and Coding Compliance
Staying compliant with current medical billing and coding practices is vital for healthcare entities to reduce claim errors, avoid any potential legal and financial risks, and thus ensure accurate...