A common condition prevalent due to significant lifestyle changes and dietary habits, dyslipidemia causes abnormal lipid levels in the blood. A major contributor to cardiovascular diseases, this condition involves imbalanced or high levels of cholesterol,...
Pneumonia refers to an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs whereas Lobar pneumonia refers to a form of pneumonia that affects a specific lobe or lobes of the lung. Pneumonia is...
As a medical billing company, we keep up to date with billing and coding changes and report on current and emerging healthcare issues, the latest of which is COVID-19. A new coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Narcolepsy is defined as a chronic neurological disorder that causes persistent sleepiness, sleep paralysis, hallucinations, and cataplexy. Sudden episodes of deep sleep can occur often even at...
Regarded as a common and complex form of arthritis, gout causes sudden pain, redness, swelling, and stiffness in the joints. The condition is caused by the buildup of crystals made of a substance...
Regarded as a common condition that affects people of all age groups, urologic disorders encompass illnesses and diseases of the genitourinary tract. These disorders refer to illnesses of the male...
New, revised, and deleted CPT codes and coding guidelines became effective Jan. 1, 2020. Like all specialties, orthopedic practices need to stay updated on the latest coding updates and rules to...
Precise, complete, trustworthy, and timely documentation is critical to validate services provided, reduce risks, and improve patient care. With accurate clinical documentation, a medical billing...
Several ICD-10 and CPT code changes came into effect for urology in 2020. Practitioners need to understand the updates and associated urology medical billing guidelines to ensure accurate reporting...
Medicare’s 2020 final rule includes several updates to payment policies, coding, payment rates, and quality provisions for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). Keeping...
As news and updates regarding the recent outbreak of novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is circulating all over the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) on January 31, 2020, declared the new...
