Anesthesiology coding involves precisely documenting the services provided by anesthesiologists during surgical and procedural care. Accurate coding is crucial for ensuring proper medical billing, securing appropriate reimbursement, and maintaining compliance with...
Dental practices strive to provide high-quality dental services and exceptional patient care while handling numerous challenges such as patient expectations, technological shifts, staff shortage and...
Precertification, or insurance prior authorization, is the process of seeking approval from the patient’s health care plan before moving forward with the treatment. In the complex world of...
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...
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...
Obtaining prior authorization (PA) is a complex, time-consuming, and often frustrating process that inadvertently delays access to timely patient care. Pre-authorization requirements are stringent,...
Healthcare providers and patients often report difficulties with health insurers regarding prior authorizations, with many consumers saying their care was either denied or delayed last year, due to...
Physician-owned multispecialty groups and practices benefit from utilizing nonphysician providers (NPPs) such as registered nurse anesthetists, physician assistants, and surgeon’s assistants. Under...
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...
Pain management practices face several unique medical billing challenges. Accurate billing and coding is essential for proper reimbursement and compliance, but can be challenging due to the...
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...
