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In a managed care system the PCP (primary care provider) plays an important role. The PCPs responsibility is to provide ongoing and continuous care for the usual patient encounter and to make decisions regarding the referral to other providers within …
Q #26: What does the ICD-CM delay effect the coding books for 2015? Is there going to be an update? A: I don’t think so. They didn’t do an update for 2014. They’re done. They are ready to move on, …
Some call it Electronic Medical Records while others call it electronic health records. They are both one in the same. EHR (Electronic Health Record) is the term used to describe the software system of collecting patient information by different providers …
Ms. Alicia is going to be doing a new course on ICD-10-PCS, so we’re starting to get into the CCS side of things. She’s excited about doing that. That’s going to start in September, so be looking for more information …
I am sometimes asked what are the basic steps in processing medical billing claims. This is actually a very good question for a new student to ask. Below are the general steps in medical billing claims processing. Basic Claims Processing …
Tonight, we have Dawn. Now, if you’ve been on some of our past webinars, you may have met Dawn. Alicia: There she is. Boyd: Taadaa! Dawn: Hey, how are you? Boyd: We’re doing great, how are you? Dawn: Hangin’ …
Fraud and Abuse are the things that every medical biller wants to steer clear from in the industry. As a professional, you must understand the difference between them and the consequences for violations. Fraud is an intentional deception that one …
Q: We have status codes: I had trouble finding a code and was told it was a status code. What is a status code? A: Now, you guys, I really like status codes because that’s ICD-9 stuff, that diagnosis that …