Critical Care and What it Means

CPT Defines critical care as the direct delivery, by a physician(s) or other qualified health care professional, of medical care for a critically ill or critically injured patient. A critical illness or injury acutely impairs one or more vital organ systems in such...

CPT 2016 Updates Recap

New Year, New CPT Codes! CPT’s New Year’s Resolution isn’t to trim the fat, in fact, it’s expanding! New codes are being added for a variety of services as a result of data collected by the AMA. These new CPT changes are conducive to bundling...

The 5 Most Common HEDIS Hurdles

Health plans that want to “do” HEDIS should anticipate its common stumbling blocks — and take steps to overcome them. The following are some key hurdles that health plans face when preparing HEDIS data: What is HEDIS? When the physician staff begin to...

How to Use Taxonomy Code Correctly

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...