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ICD-10 or Even More Numbers to Remember
An article discussing the issues involved in switching from ICD-9-CM (I-9) to I-10 coding.

We all learned about the importance of numbers back in Kindergarten.  As we progressed through the education system we learned numbers can be used to build buildings or calculate dosages by body weight.  If you have listened to your billing staff or get involved in any claims processing for payment of your professional services, you realize that to get paid we jam the claim with numbers.  The whole payment system is ‘code dependent’ — no numbers, no money.  Some numbers say what you did and others tell why you did it.Read More...

Johnny One Note
The problems that ensue from using only one E/M code.

Every coder has probably heard a frustrated doctor come up with the following, "These E/M code guidelines are too confusing. I'll just pick one code and use only that code." Read More...

A Coder's Dream
An allegory about audits

There dwelt in the city of Washedbalt an auditor of great repute and his chief spake to him saying: "Lo, there is in the vast wilderness of the non-tidewater a physician's office group practice, and they have received money from the Medicare program. Read More...

Coders Admit to Confusion About Billing Hospital Services
An article published originally in Non-Physician Practitioner Reimbursement Alert

The process of coding and billing hospital services provided by nonphysician practitioners like PAs, NPs, CNMs and CNSs is fraught with problems. According to Quin Buechner, president of ProActive Consultants, a medical practice consulting firm based in Cumberland, WI, this area has been difficult because insurers-both government and private-have not kept pace with the rapidly changing dynamics in the health care environment. Read More...

Using Your NPP as Part of a Team Can Bring Special Billing Challenges for Hospital Visits
An article published originally in Non-Physician Practitioner News as a response to MGMA Connection - Sept. 2001

Last month we shared some ideas of creative ways to increase productivity, income, and patient satisfaction in your practice by upping the utilization of NPPs. In response to some of your questions, here is a follow-up article of things you need to know on the billing side of those practice-building ideas. Read More...

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Express Yourself: Practical Billing and Coding Concepts: Understanding the Complexities
An article published in ADVANCE for Nurse Practitioners - Sept. 2002

Nurse practitioners are a vital, valuable and established part of the patient care team. They . provide direct and indirect services that increase successful and satisfactory patient care. Billing for nurse practitioner services, on the other hand, is a problem-generating exercise. Read More...