June’s Coding Challenge
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.
Free Certified Education Units (CEUs) for Coders
In these hard economic times, it is good to have access to free educational tools that coders can use to maintain their certification. If you or your coders are certified with the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), there are some helpful avenues to getting free CEUs.
Coding Corner Question
April’s Coding Challenge
Coding Corner Answer
April’s Coding Answer
Take the Measure of Osteoarthritis
The WOMAC index standardized OA status measurement, as described by its creator
Pain Management Meditations
Thoughts from a career spent understanding—and alleviating—pain
Coding Corner Answer: January 2008
January’s Coding Answer
Missed Appointments Equal Missed Revenue
What do you do when a patient misses an appointment? While an opening in the schedule might seem like a good time for staff to take a break or catch up on their to-do lists, missed appointments are a growing problem in physician practices. With today’s need to maximize every dollar, practices should take a closer look at the effect these missed appointments have on their bottom lines.
Coding Corner Question
Decembers’s Coding Challenge