Schmorl’s nodes, also known as intravertebral disc herniations, are protrusions of the cartilage of the intervertebral disc into the vertebral body. Often asymptomatic, the nodes are often detected incidentally during imaging studies. Their presence can be clinically...
ICD-10 was launched in October 2015 by the World Health Organization (WHO). ICD-10-CM is the United States' clinical modification of the WHO's ICD-10. ICD-10 features a much larger number of...
Many changes have affected primary care physicians (PCPs) in recent times. These include the shift to value-based care from the fee-for-service payment model, new regulatory requirements, the rise...
Starting January 1, 2017, there are eight new epidural injection CPT codes which replace codes 62310-62311 and 62318-62319. When it comes to pain management billing, knowledge of the new codes and...
Though physicians spend a lot of time counseling patients, they usually tend to overlook the reimbursement opportunity for this service. According to CPT guidelines, medical billing and coding for...
Undercoding is as much a problem as overcoding and occurs when the CPT and HCPCS codes billed do not indicate the full scope of the work performed by the physician or facility. In addition to lost...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicare (CMS) has released new health insurance market place rules which will take effect from January 17, 2017. Referred to as the “payment notice,” the rule is an...
Dental practices are under increasing scrutiny by Medicare, commercial insurance companies and regulatory bodies after recent reports of dental billing fraud and abuse. While partnering with a...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) improved Americans’ access to healthcare, but a recent report in the New York Times highlights the fact that many people may be still underinsured. This makes medical...
Utilizing Natural Language Processing (NLP) based technology and big data analytics, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) health plan has successfully processed millions of clinical...
ICD-10 medical coding includes documenting a range of external causes for injury, and you may need to use these specific codes especially during the winter season. Driving during winter months is...
