Find out Why Getting Your ICD-10-CM Codes Right Matters More Than Before Mark Twain wrote, “The difference between the almost right word and the right word… [is] the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning.” Could we say the same about the difference between diagnostic codes? The “grace period” during which CMS allowed less than … Read more
Become a More Productive Physician with Training in Medical Codes As a busy physician, you may think getting trained in medical billing codes wouldn’t be the smartest use of your time. Only people who want to become certified professionals in the field need to take billing and coding training courses, right? Surely that’s why … Read more
Here’s How to Support 99214-15 When They Are Appropriate Did your med school education include formal instruction in using CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) codes? If you’re like most practitioners, it didn’t. But Dr. Carolyn McClanahan’s did. She wrote for Forbes about a billing class she took during her residency: “We were told that most patients … Read more
Find out why getting your ICD-10 codes right matters more than before. Mark Twain wrote, “The difference between the almost right word and the right word… [is] the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning.” Could we say the same about the difference between diagnostic codes? CMS’ “grace period” for implementing new Medicare guidelines for … Read more