Knee orthoses or braces are an important element in pain management billing. They are a part of a treatment protocol that may include surgery, drugs and physical therapy. Physicians prescribe several types of knee orthoses (sleeve, patello-femoral, hinged or...
According to a recent report in Medical Economics, prolonged services are on the rise. Reporting prolonged services can be tricky because of the time criteria involved. Physicians and medical billing and coding service providers need to be knowledgeable about the...
In the US, hospitals are paying huge fines for improper billing. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Vermont, a hospital paid over $550,000 to the federal government in settlements over claims that six neurologists overbilled the Medicare...
