There's good news for medical coding companies and clinical documentation experts. A Health IT Analytics article reports that a pair of recent industry polls by Black Book show that outsourcing...
Using Medical Codes Correctly for Risk Adjustment in the “Value-based” Payment Scenario
A recent article in Neurology Today highlights the importance of accurate Medicare Risk Adjustment / Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC) coding for physicians practices and RADV audit services...
Health Risk Assessment Codes and How to Use Them
Starting January 1, 2017, medical coding companies began using new codes to report administration and scoring of a patient-centered health risk assessment and a caregiver-focused health risk...
CMS’ Coding Rules for Transition Care Management
This is an update on the July 3, 2017 blog "Ensuring Accurate Claim Submission for Transitional Care Management Services". Transitional care management (TCM) describes the oversight and coordination...
Reporting End-of-life Discussion Codes Correctly
This update replaces our March 6, 2017 blog "Medical Coding and Billing for Advance Care Planning". As a medical billing and coding company that keeps track of the evolving reimbursement scenario,...
Coding and Documenting Malnutrition in Elderly Patients
As people age, the body's ability to absorb food diminishes. Morbidity and medication use can also affect nutrition status, leading to poor health in older adults. Physicians who care for the...
Papaya-linked Salmonella Outbreak hits Several States
Foodborne illnesses or food poisoning is usually caused by eating raw or uncooked food. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in six Americans will be affected by...
Study Highlights Benefits of New Form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Pain Management
According to the National Institutes of Health, more Americans suffer from chronic pain than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined, making them dependent on or addicted to opioid painkillers....
Coding for HIV and AIDS in ICD-10 – Important Clarifications
This update replaces our September 16, 2015 blog "Medical Coding for HIV Screening and Diagnosis". Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), is a retrovirus that wipe outs the immune system, hindering the...