by Natalie Tornese | Posted: Apr 8, 2021 | Infographics, Resources
Healthcare entities and industry associations have worked together to release medical codes to report COVID-19, since its outbreak. The ICD-10-CM code “U07.1” developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) was adopted by the Centers for Disease Control and...
by Natalie Tornese | Posted: Mar 2, 2021 | Medical Coding
2020 was one of the most challenging years for medical billing and coding companies. While frontline healthcare workers supported by other clinicians risked infection to battle the COVID-19 virus, medical coders and billing specialists had to come up with innovative...
by Meghann Drella | Posted: Feb 16, 2021 | Medical 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 increasing incidence of dialysis-treated acute kidney injury since the...
by Rajeev Rajagopal | Posted: Feb 9, 2021 | Medical Coding
When work from home became the new normal due to COVID-19, spaces in millions of homes became offices. Physicians, especially pain management specialists, have reported a surge in patients with work-from-home injuries. Medical billing and coding companies are helping...
by Natalie Tornese | Posted: Jan 22, 2021 | Medical Coding
Each year, the American Medical Association (AMA) CPT code updates. Providers rely on experts in medical billing and coding companies to keep track of these changes and accurately report and document CPT codes for the services rendered. The 2021 CPT code set, which...
