by Advize Admin | Jan 22, 2018 | Coding, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Fraud, FWA, Healthcare
This article is a continuation of Risky Retrievals. Walk-Ins Welcome Our medical record specialists are required to arrive at each facility with their equipment, as well as their ID badges and driver’s licenses. This is to ensure that their identities can be verified...
by Advize Admin | Oct 27, 2017 | Coding, Compliance
The keystone of Clinical Documentation Improvement is that quality documentation often results in quality continuum of care, and while this is true, many physicians report that paying too much attention to documentation actually leads to poor patient care. This poses...
by Advize Admin | Oct 18, 2017 | Coding, Medical Record Auditing, Payers
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 Mammogram Coding Changes. Mammography Coding The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in...
by Advize Admin | Aug 31, 2017 | Coding, Medical Record Auditing
As of January 1, 2017, providers who administer controlled substance testing should apply the proper and most current guidelines for L35724 – Controlled Substance Monitoring and Drugs of Abuse. Best Practices Ensure that services and procedures reported on submitted...
by Advize Admin | Jul 12, 2017 | Coding, Medical Record Auditing, Payers
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 perform the same role for medical coders and billers. These types of modifiers further describe procedure codes without...
by Advize Admin | May 31, 2017 | Coding, ICD-10
Just when you thought it was safe, the World Health Organization has announced that the International Classification of Diseases is undergoing the 11th round of revisions. ICD-11 is scheduled to be finalized for presentation to the World Health Assembly by 2018, and...
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