You did it. You put in the hours. You’ve tabbed your code books until they couldn’t be tabbed anymore. You completed practice questions ad...
Coding Articles
You’re Credentialed – So What?
The following blog post was written by one of Advize Health's most experienced auditors; Dawn Landry. No matter what we do in life, only...
Where To Find Free CEUs
Continuing Education Units (CEU) for healthcare professionals who are credentialed by the AAPC are worth their weight in gold. CEUs are a...
We Need to Talk About Transgender Healthcare
Earlier this week, Advize Health partnered with Grassi Healthcare Advisors to host a webinar on transgender healthcare. This webinar sought out to...
Coding for Tobacco Cessation Counseling
Late last month, Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced her resignation in response to a...
5 Things You Need to Know About Becoming a CPC
Strategy is Key Becoming a Certified Professional Coder is no easy feat, and the exam administered by the American Academy of Professional Coders...
Your Data Will Be Stolen
This article is a continuation of Risky Retrievals. Walk-Ins Welcome Our medical record specialists are required to arrive at each facility with...
Clinical Documentation vs. Patient Care
The keystone of Clinical Documentation Improvement is that quality documentation often results in quality continuum of care, and while this is...
Mammography Coding
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’ve decided to release a brief reminder to not only schedule a routine mammogram, but to recall the...
2017 UDT Codes Refresher
As of January 1, 2017, providers who administer controlled substance testing should apply the proper and most current guidelines for L35724 –...
Think Twice Before Appending Modifiers
Coding Modifiers In the English language, a modifier is used to describe the who, what, how, why, and/or where of a situation. Coding modifiers...
ICD-11 Scheduled to be Finalized by 2018
Just when you thought it was safe, the World Health Organization has announced that the International Classification of Diseases is undergoing the...
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