by Advize Admin | Nov 19, 2015 | Coding
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released, Sept. 25, a proposed rule that will significantly revise the Medicare payment system for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (CDLTs) and advanced diagnostic laboratory tests (ADLTs) paid under the...
by Advize Admin | Nov 19, 2015 | Community
Advize Health offers our prayers and well wishes to those affected by the tragic events that transpired in Paris and all around the world earlier this week. We are deeply moved by the support that has been shown around the globe and would like to offer our readers...
by Advize Admin | Nov 5, 2015 | Coding
Your group just merged with another practice, are these considered patient’s new or established? With mergers and acquisitions so frequent in the healthcare industry, it’s important to be aware when faced with these issues and knowing what to do with your patients...
by Advize Admin | Nov 5, 2015 | Dental, Healthcare
Many times when going into a dentist appointment recently, dentists are always trying to sell add on dental products to the patient. Even when going in for a simple routine visit, your appointment turns into a pressured sales pitch! The add-on dental products to...
by Advize Admin | Oct 29, 2015 | Coding
Reasons (other than disease) for Services Chapter 18 Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99) Patients often present with signs or symptoms that may point to several “working” diagnoses. These conditions are the...
by Advize Admin | Oct 29, 2015 | YouBeTheCoder
Can you identify what these medical abbreviations stand for? DOE ICP LBW NST PUD PWB AFB LUE NVD PAT Answers: Dypsnea on Exertion Intra Cranial Pressure Low Birth Weight Non Stress Test Peptic Ulcer Disease Partial Weight Bearing Acid Fast Bacilli Left Upper...
by Advize Admin | Oct 27, 2015 | Coding, Healthcare
Modifier 25 Appropriate Use Modifier 25 indicates a “significant, separately identifiable evaluation & management (E&M) service by the same physician on the same day of the procedure or other therapeutic service.” Both services rendered must be significant,...
by Advize Admin | Oct 27, 2015 | Coding, Compliance
Does documentation of more than 50% of time spent counseling or coordinating care suffice for time documentation, and therefore E/M code level selection? Many will answer: YES Let’s take a peek at an often forgotten CMS rule “In general, to bill an E/M code, the...
by Advize Admin | Oct 19, 2015 | Healthcare
Oral Cancer is a growth or sore in the mouth that does not go away. Oral Cancer can be life threatening if not diagnosed or treated early. According to the American Cancer Society, men face twice the risk of developing cancer as women. Men who are over 50 face the...
by Advize Admin | Oct 19, 2015 | Compliance
If a patient is deceased, may a covered entity disclose to a family member who was involved in the patient’s care or payment for healthcare prior to the death, PHI of the deceased? Answer: Yes, unless there is an expressed statement to the contrary. (45CR...
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