Modifier for Assistant – RNFA Surgery — VIDEO

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Medical coding question, modifier for assistant/RNFA surgery. Stephanie wrote: “Hello I have a question. I’m having trouble getting my second assistant paid. The main surgeon bills charges, we bill duplicate charges but 2 assistants from same group help surgeon, both …

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Physician Practice Manager in Medical Accounting

Physician Practice Manager in Medical Accounting

Managing the financial matters of a medical practice for a physician practice manager (PPM) requires general understanding of medical accounting and business as well as knowledge of insurance reimbursements, claims processing issues and government rules and regulations. A Physician Practice …

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Healthcare Compliance For Medical Practice Managers

Healthcare Compliance For Medical Practice Managers

Compliance regulations in the health care industry were created by federal and state governments to protect consumers and government health programs from fraud, abuse and waste of services. Failure to act in accordance with these regulations can result in civil …

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Medical Coder Profile: Jo-Anne Sheehan, CPC, CPPM, CPC-I

medical coder profile Jo Anne-Sheehan

Medical Coder Jo-Anne is self employed and the owner of Lomar Associates, Inc., a medical practice management firm in Wilmington, MA. In addition to running her own business, she juggles an array of tasks on a daily basis that include …

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Coding Certification Review VIDEO

Coding Certification Review VIDEO

Coding Certification Review Fellow medical coding professional Barbara J. Cobuzzi stopped by the CCO booth at the recent 2013 AAPC convention and recorded her Coding Certification review. She has worked together with Laureen Jandroep for over 15 years. “Laureen is perhaps …

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Coding Certification Review — Barbara J Cobuzzi

Coding Certification Review VIDEO

Coding Certification Review — Barbara J Cobuzzi Fellow medical coding professional Barbara J. Cobuzzi stopped by the CCO booth at the recent 2013 AAPC convention and recorded her CodingCertification.org review. She has worked together with Laureen Jandroep for over 15 …

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CPC Exam Practice — VIDEO

CPC Exam VIDEO

Code 33975 vs. 33975 / 33404. This one I had prepared for last month, so this is a carryover. The question is – On a recent practice exam I took in preparation for the cpc exam: Patient undergoes construction of …

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EKG and Medicare Billing — VIDEO

EKG and Medicare Billing — VIDEO

EKG and medicare billings are what we we’re going to talk about. Someone had asked about, they were having trouble getting their EKGs covered in the Medicare yearly physical, so they were billing annually for EKGs saying that the doctor …

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