Emerging Cybersecurity Threats in Medical Coding and How to Mitigate Them
The healthcare sector’s dependence on technology for managing patient information and streamli...
Coding for Upper Respiratory Conditions and Abdominal Pain: No Exclusions Here!
Upper respiratory conditions and abdominal pain are the top two diagnoses treated at urgent care cen...
Medical Coding Audits: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
How incorporating coding audits into your practice can improve patient outcomes, communication, and ...
Multispecialty Coding’s unique challenges
Multispecialty medical coding presents several challenges stemming from the complexity of medical pr...
Preventive Visit – Initial Preventive – Annual Well Visit-Annual Well woman; Clearing the confusion.
Preventive Visit- Initial Preventive-Annual Well Visit-Annual Well woman; Clearing the confusion. Pr...
Urgent Care: Bilateral ICD-CM Coding
Urgent care often addresses common issues like joint or bone pain, which require careful considerati...
FQHC Medicare New vs. Established Patient
The AMA (CPT) and CMS (Medicare) have different definitions for a New Patient: AMA- “A new patient...
Crucial Medical Coding Solutions for Critical Access Hospitals
Medical coding plays a pivotal role in healthcare management for critical access hospitals (CAHs) th...
Unlock 99211 Billing: When and How to Use This E/M Code for Established Patients
Confused about when to code CPT 99211 for established patients? This guide clarifies its use, includ...
Prenatal Medical Coding in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
Medical Coding for prenatal care in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) can be complex due to...