by Rajeev Rajagopal | Posted: Sep 17, 2021 | Medical Coding
Medicare is federal health insurance provided to people age 65 or older, younger people with disabilities, and people with end-stage renal disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosi (ALS). Medicare Advantage (MA) is a type of Medicare health plan offered by private...
by Rajeev Rajagopal | Posted: Sep 10, 2021 | Medical Coding
Regarded as a common, minimally-invasive heart procedure, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) is a procedure to replace a narrowed aortic valve of the heart through the blood vessels. Also called Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI), the procedure...
by Julie Clements | Posted: Aug 18, 2021 | Medical Coding
Generally, allergies can occur when the immune system reacts to foreign substances such as pollen, bee venom molds, animal dander, latex, insect stings or even certain food items. Reports from the Clevelandclinic.org show that about 50 million Americans (1 in 6)...
by Rajeev Rajagopal | Posted: Aug 16, 2021 | Medical Coding
A skin lesion is an area of the skin that appears different from surrounding skin in terms of color, shape, size, and texture. As they are a common condition seen in the primary care setting, family physicians need to be knowledgeable about the different types of skin...
by Natalie Tornese | Posted: Aug 5, 2021 | Resources
Also known as shingles, herpes zoster is a viral infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). VZV is the same virus that causes chickenpox. According to CDC, an estimated one million cases of herpes zoster occur annually in the United States and the incidence...
