6 Ways to Drop Your “A”

6 Ways to Drop Your “A”

by | Aug 29, 2018 | Coding

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 nauseum. You’ve even passed your Certified Professional Coder exam. But you’re not there yet. The “CPC” credential you were...

You’re Credentialed – So What?

by | Jun 25, 2018 | Careers, Coding

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 experience makes us better. None of us walked, rode a bike, or swam perfectly the first time we tried. We had to invest time...

Where To Find Free CEUs

by | Apr 19, 2018 | Coding, Community, Medical Record Auditing

Continuing Education Units (CEU) for healthcare professionals who are credentialed by the AAPC are worth their weight in gold. CEUs are a necessary tool for all medical coders and auditors as they are not only required for certification maintenance, but because they...

We Need to Talk About Transgender Healthcare

by | Mar 30, 2018 | Coding, Payers

Earlier this week, Advize Health partnered with Grassi Healthcare Advisors to host a webinar on transgender healthcare. This webinar sought out to educate the healthcare community not only on coding for transgender patients, but on every aspect of care for this...

Coding for Tobacco Cessation Counseling

by | Feb 7, 2018 | Coding

Late last month, Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced her resignation in response to a Politico report exposing an unethical conflict of interest between Fitzgerald and the tobacco industry. The report reveals...

5 Things You Need to Know About Becoming a CPC

by | Jan 31, 2018 | Careers, Coding

Strategy is Key Becoming a Certified Professional Coder is no easy feat, and the exam administered by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) is a long, grueling assessment. Of course, the exam will present CPCs-to-be questions on CPT codes, Evaluation and...

Clinical Documentation vs. Patient Care

by | 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...