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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 …
I just graduated a medical coding course only to be faced with an ICD-10 delay and an AHIMA CCS exam suspension. So now what? Should I just take the AAPC CPC exams in ICD-9 & 10? I want to be …
UPDATE: CCO no longer offers Practicode. Please visit the AAPC for access http://cco.pe/practicode Alicia: Q: What is the difference in what the AAPC offers with Practicode reviews and what CCO offers? Asked Bobbie. A: Well, it is quite a bit different. …
As a medical coding and billing instructor of many years, I am frequently asked for tips for passing national board exams (that are available through organization like AAPC) for medical billing. There is much written on this subject. Aside from having …
Q #23: Interested in AWV and measures reporting… A. Alicia: I don’t know what AWV is. Laureen: Yeah. If you could put that in the discussion board and spell it out for us. After the webinar, we found out: AWV: …
The CMS-1500 form accommodates optical scanning for claims. However, for the information to be read correctly, it must be typed in according to specific optical scanning guidelines. We will discuss the major guidelines in this article. Not following proper optical …