The use of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) to treat ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms has increased over the past decade. Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is condition that describes a bulging, weak spot in the abdominal aorta. Rupture of the bulge is a...
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Learn about EHR Medical Coding and Challenges Involved
Learn the 2018 ICD-10 Codes for Foodborne Illnesses
Bacterial gastroenteritis is a diagnosis that medical billing outsourcing companies frequently see. Gastroenteritis causes the stomach and intestines to become irritated and inflamed. While many gastrointestinal infections are caused by viruses, bacterial infections...
BC Advantage Magazine publishes Medical Coding Article by Outsource Strategies International
Outsource Strategies International (OSI) is pleased to announce that its article “How to Code Screening and Diagnostic Colonoscopy” has been published in BC Advantage Magazine, a highly acclaimed CEU approved national online healthcare publication. The article...
Reporting Pediatric Preventive Services in 2018
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)/Bright Futures recommends well-child visits as a strategy for pediatricians and parents to support the needs of children. Outsourcing medical coding can help ensure accurate capture of services provided to maximize...
Updates to Pain Medicine Codes in 2018
On October 1, 2017, practice management and electronic health record systems updated the code sets for pain medicine. New ICD-10 codes in 2018 allow pain physicians and medical coding outsourcing companies to report spinal stenosis with a higher level of specificity...
New and Revised ICD-10 Codes for Pulmonary Hypertension in 2018
ICD-10 2018 expands the code choices for pulmonary hypertension (PHT). Reporting PHT correctly, as experienced coders in medical coding companies know, depends on having a proper understanding of hypertension and hypertension groupings. Pulmonary Hypertension...
Guidelines for Reporting Obesity Screening and Counseling
Recent reports show that there is no decline in obesity rates in the US. According to a recently released CDC study, the overall rate of obese adults rose from 33.7 percent in 2007 to 39.6 percent in 2016. This is despite the public health campaign to rein in the...
Ob-Gyn ICD Codes Get a Makeover in 2018
Physician practices are facing more than 845 ICD-10 changes, including 454 additions, 142 deletions, and over 250 revisions in 2018. The ICD-10 code set for 2018 includes quite a few changes of interest to ob-gyns. The updates for women's health include new, revised...
Laceration Repair CPT Codes and Billing Guidelines
About 6 million patients seek laceration treatment in emergency departments every year, according to a 2017 American Family Physician report. Primary care physicians also provide urgent laceration treatment. The goal of laceration treatment is to repair a wound safely...