One of the most important things in a medical practice is hiring billing staff. This task may sound easy, but it’s not. In today’s medical environment, knowing even basic things to look for when hiring billing staff will help you establish a practice that runs successfully.
Triple-Threat Rheumatologist H. Ralph Schumacher, Jr., MD, Has a Zest for Research
H. Ralph Schumacher, Jr., MD, has a zest for research
Reach Beyond the Digital Walls of Your Practice
How much time and money do you spend trying to find information about your patients? Are you frustrated by the difficulties in obtaining patient medical records, test results, lab reports, radiology results, and insurance eligibility from organizations across state lines, down the street, or even across the hall? Do you ever order redundant tests simply because you are unable to access the results of tests ordered by another member of the care team?
Billing for Time
When counseling or coordination of care dominates the encounter between the physician and the patient and his or her family, time may be considered the controlling factor to qualify for a particular level of E/M coding.
ALERT: 2010 ICD-9-CM/CPT Code Changes
As of January 1, physicians can no longer bill the inpatient/outpatient consultation evaluation and management (E/M) codes for Medicare patients. E/M codes for new or established patients should be used as appropriate.
Documenting Infusion Time, Start to Finish
Has your practice ever experienced the disappointment of being downcoded because of lack of supporting documentation?
Coding Corner Answer
January’s Coding Answer
Coding Corner Question
January’s Coding Challenge
Don’t Get Lost in Translation: Helping rheumatology Patients with Limited English Skills
Helping rheumatology patients with limited English skills
Look at What the New Rheumatology Image Bank Can Do for You
The Rheumatology Image Bank is an online library that features clinical, pathologic, and radiologic images of major adult and pediatric rheumatic diseases and conditions. Launched in late October, the Rheumatology Image Bank is a centralized resource for clinicians, researchers, and health professionals that provides assistance in selfstudy or the education of others.
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