by Advize Admin | Dec 22, 2015 | Community
One of our Auditors, Mary Ireland (left), participated in the “Race for Hope” hosted by Canterbury Race Track in Shakopee, Minnesota. The Canterbury Race Track, which is a horse racing track, hosts this event every year. Derby hats were made for the event and donated...
by Advize Admin | Dec 21, 2015 | Community
One of Advize Health’s Interns, Chrissy, remains quite involved with the Special Olympics Florida- Healthy Communities Tampa Bay and recently volunteered for Fall Games 2015 Special Olympics. Chrissy and her counterpart designed and implemented a hand hygiene program...
by Advize Admin | Dec 18, 2015 | Healthcare
CMS released CY 2016 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Proposed Rule (CMS 1633 P). In which they propose to allow an exception to the controversial Two Midnight Rule. This proposed change is in recognition that there may be times when an inpatient admission...
by Advize Admin | Dec 16, 2015 | Coding, Medical Record Auditing
There are many techniques to extracting data that can range from reviewing claim line billing data to actual medical record reviews. Relying exclusively on the claims data to analyze and identify atypical billing patterns or potential red flags is always challenging....
by Advize Admin | Dec 10, 2015 | Coding
Providers with a Primary and Secondary Specialty National Government Services Every healthcare provider has at least one taxonomy code that reflects his or her specialty. Esure that your provider’s specialty is accurately represented by this. Medicare Part B providers...
by Advize Admin | Dec 4, 2015 | Coding
Wound repairs require determining three separate components before selecting the appropriate CPT code: Layer – What is the depth/complexity of the wound repair? Location – Where on the body is the wound? Length – How long in centimeters is the wound repair? Layer...
by Advize Admin | Dec 3, 2015 | Medical Record Auditing
When the work required to provide a service is substantially greater than typically required, it may be identified by adding modifier 22 to the usual procedure code. The role of the 22 modifier is to reflect additional work that is not typically part of the procedure,...
by Advize Admin | Nov 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
Test your medical terminology knowledge! Can you match up the appropriate numbers from 1-10 that correspond to each of the medical terms? Visual exam of the urinary bladder Deficiency of red blood cells Pain in joint Inflammation of the small intestine Benign tumor of...
by Advize Admin | Nov 24, 2015 | Community, Events
This past week, Advize Health had the pleasure of attending and hosting a booth at the NHCAA Annual Training Conference 2015. This was a great opportunity to network with old and new friends. At our booth we held our signature, “Guess the Fraud Scheme”, in which one...
by Advize Admin | Nov 19, 2015 | Coding
As we all know, medical coding can be a fast-paced, high-intensity job, and with that comes high stress. A typical coder has a bulky workload and is responsible for ensuring that they are up-to-date with industry changes. Furthermore, the majority of coders wear...
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