Long Term Care – Does Health Insurance Policy Cover it?

Long term care as in nursing home care  is not really covered by traditional medical insurance policies. Medicare benefits only cover short term or basic care. If a plan member needs to spend many months, or even years, in a nursing home, they will quickly …

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How Do You Feel About the Affordable Care Act | Healthcare Insurance Plans

Being part of the healthcare education field, I am frequently asked for my opinion on the ACA (Affordable Care Act). As an educator, it’s not necessarily my opinion that matters but in teaching my students to form educated opinions on …

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What does a Practicode Case Look Like – Video

Q: What does Practicode case look like and how do you abstract from it? A: I’m not taking you to Practicode, what we do on a Thursday night student webinar support calls is that one portion of that we do …

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Medical Terminology and Anatomy for Medical Billers

Is it important for medical billers to know medical terminology and anatomy? The answer is “yes.”  Many medical billing programs will have medical terminology/anatomy courses available to add-on to the program. Some program don’t include this training because some who …

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ICD-10 Preparation Courses | ICD-10 Full Course – Video

This slide is just to let you know ICD-10 Preparation Courses that we’ve got it covered in many different ways. If you just need a mini course to bridge your knowledge, if you’re very proficient at ICD-9 coding, then the …

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Certified Professional Medical Auditor CEU’s – Physical CEU Certificate – Video

Alicia: CPMA CEUs Q: This is a question for the monthly question and answer webinar. I am scheduled to take the CPMA exam in December and wondered how difficult it is to find CEUs to keep the accreditation. Thanks. A: …

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Electronic Health Record Copy and Paste – Issue at Hand

EHR Copy and Paste – An Issue? Healthcare personnel are using the copy/paste function in the EHR systems which are a cause for concern.  It has created a serious compliance and payment problems. The technology allows information to be quickly …

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Medicare and Aetna Medical Billing | Denying Urinalyis 81002 Modifier 25 – Video

Alicia: We have another CPC one, 81002 with Modifier 25. Q: Medicaid and Aetna are denying our urinalysis (81002), stating that they are included with the office visit. Would it be appropriate to bill it with a modifier 25? A: …

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