Medical Billing and Coding Education | Patient Education on Diabetes

Patient Education on Diabetes – This was a really interesting question. I thought it was a lot of fun when I read this because I could see the coder rolling her eyes thinking, “What are you thinking?” Q: We have …

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Medical Coding | Difference of PA to a Physician | Chronic Gouty Acute Flare Code

Q #19: What documentation is needed from the PA and physician in a split/shared visit? A: Really interesting here. It depends, first of all, I think with insurance companies, too. Medicare is really picky about PAs but they can do …

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CPT Coding Guidelines – ICD-10 course – Video

Q#25: The Guidelines: How do I quickly figure out the answers in the CPC test when there are multiple codes? A: We’ve answered this before. Alicia: Yup. There’s YouTube videos on that. Laureen: Yup. If you go to our site …

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Understanding Medical Billing and Coding – HITECH’s Impact on HIPAA

HITECH’s Impact on HIPAA Laws HITECH is the Health Information Technology  for Economics and Clinical Health Act and was enacted in 2009.  HITECH basically makes the HIPAA laws, rules, and regulations stronger by creating rules regarding the privacy and security …

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Online Medical Billing Coding – PCP’s and Managed Care

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 …

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Future of Medical Billing and Coding – Electronic Medical Records

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 …

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ICD-10-PCS Procedural Medical Coding Training Course – Video

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 …

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Practicode AAPC vs CodingCertification.org | Practicode Reviews – Video

practicode-aapc vs coding certification

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. …

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