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This August, the American Medical Association (AMA) introduced the 2015 CPT code changes that will go into effect on January 1, 2015 with significant changes for radiation oncology. The revised brachytherapy and teletherapy isodose planning codes are among them. As...
Accurate documentation of any specific health condition is crucial from the point of view of patient care as well as adequate and timely reimbursement for providers. If providers use a dedicated diagnostic code within the electronic health record (EHR) to identify...
Mitral regurgitation (MR), also known as mitral insufficiency or mitral incompetence is a disorder in which the heart valve that separates the upper and lower chambers on the left side of the heart does not close properly. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Efforts are already in progress to incorporate sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) information into EMR and insurance billing system. This is the only way recommended by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to eliminate LGBT (Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and...
The implementation of ICD-10 will dramatically impact the way coding is done. In October 2015, the US health care system will transition to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM). Proper attention to these codes...
The decisions of oncologists often hold the key to successful or failed cancer treatment. This is particularly true with the deadly pancreatic cancer that has claimed the lives of illustrious people such as Steve Jobs and Patrick Swayze. Pancreatic cancer is set to...
According to a survey of 650 hospital technology and physician leaders published in July 2014 by Black Book, hospitals are increasingly undertaking clinical documentation improvement initiatives in the wake of ICD-10 implementation due on October 1, 2015 and they are...
The 2013 Practice Productivity Index, a survey which covered more than 5,000 U.S. physicians found that 58% of doctors 9% spend at least one day per week on paperwork instead of treating patients. Best practices for medical billing are necessary to help physicians...
Targeted energy such as X-rays and radioactive substances are used in radiation therapy to destroy cancer cells and tumors, and alleviate certain symptoms related to cancer. This therapy can be used as a primary treatment to destroy cancer cells, or along with other...
Though Electronic Health Records (EHRs) can support appropriate documentation for billing higher level evaluation and management (E/M) services for Medicare, cloning of medical records or copying the content from previous visits with EHR can defy the purpose. In...