Clinical Coding
Guidance describes unreasonable requests from payors in allergen immunotherapy coding
Demands for additional documentation for claims under Current Procedural Terminology codes 95165, 95115 and 95117 are burdensome and unnecessary, according to guidance published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
Technology strives to keep physicians focused on allergy, asthma care
As practice management demands pull clinicians away from their patients to tend to administrative responsibilities, digital technologies are stepping in to mitigate these burdens. But keeping up with new tech can be a chore by itself.
AI enhances patient, clinician experience
Medical coding historically has been a manual and disjointed process, with office managers, coding specialists or clinicians reviewing the data after patient visits and coding to the best of their abilities.
'System failure, not physician failure': PCPs lose thousands in revenue to coding, billing
Primary care physicians lose about $40,000 of revenue each year because they provide preventive services that they do not then code and bill, according to study findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
VIDEO: Orthopedic surgeons report being burdened by documentation, coding requirements
According to a survey performed by Robin Healthcare and the Kantar Profiles Healthcare Panel, most orthopedic physicians report that medical notetaking interferes with their ability to interact with patients.
New E/M codes poised to increase endocrine reimbursement, reduce paperwork
This issue of Endocrine Today introduces the Putting It into Practice column, coordinated by Jonathan D. Leffert, MD, FACP, FACE, ECNU. In the coming months, Leffert and Endocrine Today will speak with experts to discuss best advice and strategies for a healthy endocrine practice.
VIDEO: ‘Responsible coding’ helps avoid pitfalls of pass-through
ORLANDO — At Cataract Surgery: Telling It Like It Is, Cathleen M. McCabe, MD, discusses how she has taught her staff to implement what she calls “responsible coding” practices to properly code products given pass-through status, such as Omidria (phenylephrine 1% and ketorolac 0.3% intraocular solution, Omeros), to avoid MIPS mistakes.
VIDEO: Update on shoulder codes in Medicare final rule for 2020
KOLOA, Hawaii — At Orthopedics Today Hawaii, William R. Beach, MD, spoke about changes in Medicare coding.
J-code activations simplify billing reimbursements for practices
Several CMS-designated permanent and product-specific J-codes recently went into effect, allowing three ophthalmology-minded pharmaceutical companies to expand reimbursement through commercial and Medicare insurance plans.
Coding errors can cost you money and potentially a sale
As more orthopedic practices are approached for potential acquisition, our firm is engaged by buyers and sellers to evaluate the accuracy of coding and documentation, and the efficiency of the revenue cycle.