by Advize Admin | Aug 19, 2015 | Coding, Healthcare
Digestion of Digestive Codes The digestive system is made up of the gastrointestinal tract. Digestion begins in the mouth with chewing the food, and ends in the small intestine; its unique function is to breakdown and process the food we eat, while removing unused...
by Advize Admin | Aug 7, 2015 | Coding, Compliance, Healthcare
This past week, one of our auditors, Robert Blizzard, presented to the Central Florida Physician’s Alliance in Lakeland. There were 7 practices represented at this particular presentation. He was asked “ICD-10 is like trying to eat an elephant in one bite. If you...
by Advize Admin | Jul 31, 2015 | Coding, Healthcare
An Overview of the Genitourinary System The genitourinary system includes the reproductive and the urinary excretion organs. These are grouped together because of their proximity to each other. The structure of the urinary tract includes the kidneys; two ureters,...
by Advize Admin | Jul 14, 2015 | Healthcare
Snoring is often laughed about, but it is no joking matter. Chronic loud snoring, waking up choking or gasping for air, and cessation of breathing while sleeping for short periods of time are common symptoms of a condition called obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep apnea...
by Advize Admin | Jul 14, 2015 | Coding, Compliance, Healthcare
Transitional Care Management (TCM) codes are used to report patients who are transitioning from inpatient hospital, observation, skilled nursing/nursing facility, or rehabilitation to the patients’ normal community settings such as their home, domiciliary, rest...
by Advize Admin | Jun 22, 2015 | Coding, Healthcare
Like most clinics, your office has probably decided to accept Medicare Advantage plans by now. So what is your plan of attack? Most providers are going to say that it is time to get each patient enrolled in these plans into the office for the all-important health...
by Advize Admin | Jun 19, 2015 | Coding, Healthcare
Severity is a statement or a rating of intensity (0-10) from the patient that indicates the degree or measurement of how bad the chief complaint is. This rating not only is documented based on 0-10 scale, but it can be captured using phrases such as: worsening,...
by Advize Admin | Jun 14, 2015 | Healthcare
Open door forums are being held to discuss the use of a template to aid in fulfilling the face-to-face requirement for Medicare beneficiaries receiving home health care. “In fiscal year (FY) 2014, the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program found that more...
by Advize Admin | Jun 13, 2015 | Coding, Healthcare
The pain management specialty has seen more than its share of coding and reimbursement changes throughout the past few years. 2015 brought another round of changes for this specialty: a major revision to a commonly used coding set, reimbursement rate changes, and...
by Advize Admin | Apr 29, 2015 | FWA, Healthcare
Fraud accounts for 19% of the $600 to $800B in waste in the U.S. healthcare system annually, including everything from bogus Medicare claims to kickbacks for worthless treatments and other services. 57% of insurers expect to see an increase in fraud losses this year...
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