1 / 16 / 2023
As providers look for ways to document more efficiently, they are increasingly turning to technology-based shortcuts. Unfortunately, there are some pitfalls associated with relying on some electronic medical record (EMR)...
11 / 11 / 2022
With the implementation of the AMA (American Medical Association) E/M (Evaluation and Management) documentation guidelines for office and outpatient visits in 2021 (and the pending 2023 E/M guideline changes for...
10 / 21 / 2022
By
Anthony Long &
Jason Baldwin &
Lori Carlin
(Based on the July 7, 2022 Proposed Rule) Rate and Conversion Factors With the budget neutrality adjustments and the required statutory update to the conversion factor for CY 2023 of...
3 / 21 / 2022
2022 brought several updates to the American Medical Association’s CPT book with the Surgery/Musculoskeletal section receiving a large overhaul. Below, we will be covering those updates related to this system...
2 / 1 / 2022
Split/Shared 2022 and 2023 Changes Definition The CY2022 Final Rule defines a split/shared visit as “an E/M visit in a facility setting that is performed in part by a...
1 / 11 / 2022
By
Arlene Baril &
Amy Crenshaw-Pritchett
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2022 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Payment System final rule on...
9 / 8 / 2021
Routine foot care is excluded from coverage by the Medicare program, meaning they will not pay for these services; however, exceptions to this exclusion exist. They include: Routine foot...
8 / 13 / 2021
I often hear that interventional radiology coding is intimidating. It can be confusing when you don’t know the rules. One of the basics is knowing whether the catheter selection...
3 / 30 / 2021
Autumn Hull and Kelly Loya published an article for the MiMGMA Spring 2021 Newsletter. MiMGMA March Spring 2021 Newsletter
3 / 8 / 2021
Since the start of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) the term telehealth has been used as an umbrella term for any type of telemedicine visit. However, everyone should be...
