Understanding Healthcare Business Processes and Work Flow

Understanding Healthcare Business Processes and Work Flow

Understanding the unique duties of a medical practice manager is essential when considering this challenging and exciting career in healthcare. Understanding Healthcare Business Processes and Work Flow for the Medical Practice Manager A medical practice is a business, and with …

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Medical Coder Profile: Cindy Rush Block

Medical Coder Profile: Cindy Rush Block

Cindy works as the billing manager for Tri-Care Family Medicine in Statesboro, GA. She has been there since January 2010. We asked Cindy to share some thoughts with us about medical coding and being a medical coder and here is …

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Coding Cardiac Catheterization — Free Answer Sheet Download

Coding Cardiac Catheterization — Free Answer Sheet Download

Many of you have asked about coding cardiac catheterization and what type of procedure is it. Because of your inquiries, I have created a free download for you. Coding Cardiac Catheterization- Free Answer Sheet Download- VIDEO Firstly,it is a diagnostic …

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Medical Coding Books — Understand The Differences

Medical Coding Books — Understand The Differences

One thing when you’re a coder especially where you’re taking medical coding courses and everything, you fall in love with your medical coding books and manuals, because that’s what you’re being tested on and they become your little babies. When …

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Medical Coder Profile — Brenda Moonyham, CPC

medical coder profie Brenda Moonyham

Laureen: OK, good. This is a favorite part that people are loving. We have a guest tonight, let me un-mute her, Brenda Moonyham. She is old school and doesn’t have a picture, so I said we’ll put up a smiley …

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Chronic versus Acute Diagnosis Coding — VIDEO

Chronic versus Acute Diagnosis Coding — VIDEO

Chronic versus acute diagnosis coding, this is actually someone posted on Facebook. They wanted to clarify, what if the patient was diagnosed by 491.0 which is chronic bronchitis and 466.0 which is acute bronchitis. Which one will be primary? We …

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Coding Ultrasound Vein Mapping for AVF AVG — VIDEO

Coding Ultrasound Vein Mapping for AVF AVG

Alicia: “What’s the proper coding to use for ultrasound vein mapping for AVF and AVG creations for hemodialysis? The doctor uses ultrasound on the patient’s arm while patient is in pre-op holding area and marks the vasculature on the patient’s …

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Ophthalmology Coding: How Will You Code E&M in Ophthalmology?

Ophthalmology Coding: How Will You Code E&M in Ophthalmology?

Ophthalmology Coding question: “I have a question in ophthalmology outpatient clinic. How will you code E&M in ophthalmology? Are there any special codes other than 99201 to 205 or 211 to 215 for new and established outpatients? Is E&M coding …

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