Billing and coding cardiologic procedures can be extremely complex. In 2017, cardiology practices and the medical coding companies that serve them have to deal with Medicare program updates as well as several CPT code changes from angioplasty to coronary IVUS. Here...
Submitting claims with the right procedure and diagnosis codes is crucial for getting paid correctly. When it comes to Medicare Advantage (MA), payment depends on reporting care for patients with serious, complex conditions. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
A healthy revenue cycle is crucial to carry on the valuable work of providing health care. And so it is important to make sure that your practice is being paid for the services it has rendered. For a better revenue cycle management, it is critical to keep track of...
The goal of immunization providers is to ensure that vaccines reach all people who need them. Accurate vaccine coding increases opportunities for enhanced/appropriate reimbursement, reduces audit and liability risks, and improves information flow. Various vaccine code...
Physician coding companies played a key role in helping healthcare providers across the nation transition to ICD-10. Now recent reports say that there is a glitch in ICD-10, which CMS points out occurred as a result of the changes in the ICD-CM (Clinical Modification)...
