Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious condition caused when the kidneys stop working suddenly, over a very short period of time (usually 48 hours or less). Several U.S. studies have indicated an increasing incidence of dialysis-treated acute kidney injury since the...
When work from home became the new normal due to COVID-19, spaces in millions of homes became offices. Physicians, especially pain management specialists, have reported a surge in patients with work-from-home injuries. Medical billing and coding companies are helping...
Each year, the American Medical Association (AMA) CPT code updates. Providers rely on experts in medical billing and coding companies to keep track of these changes and accurately report and document CPT codes for the services rendered. The 2021 CPT code set, which...
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 global pandemic, healthcare organizations and industry associations have worked together to release medical codes to report the novel coronavirus. Medical billing and coding companies helped providers document COVID-19 using the new...
Regarded as a common type of urinary tract infection (UTI), pyelonephritis generally begins in the urethra or bladder and moves upstream to one or both the kidneys. In most cases, bacteria infect the bladder or the urethra and spread to one of the kidneys. The...
