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The CodeCast Podcast | Medical Billing & Coding Insights
The Business Side of Medicine ~ Coding, Reimbursement and Compliance for Physician Practices
National Speaker and Healthcare Consultant, Auditor and Educator, Terry Fletcher CPC, CCC, CEMC, CCS, CCS-P, CMC, CMSCS, , ACS-CA, SCP-CA, QMGC, QMCRC, QMPM knows from over 30 years medical reimbursement industry experience that Coding, Billing and Compliance for physician practices and hospitals can be tough to navigate. Her CodeCast® Podcast series will share insights to current rules and regulations the Medicare payer requires, along with Commercial Insurance plans’ rules and reimbursement challenges. Discover revenue opportunities to maximize reimbursement in your medical practice, focusing on different medical specialties and platforms each episode.
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Top 10 Tuesday Q&A – Mixed Bag
November 30, 2021
It’s once again Top Ten Tuesday time, as Terry has a mixed bag of coding, billing and compliance Q&A’s to review. From TAVR Coding, Telehealth, Mastectomy Coding, and the 2022 …
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Cardiology Coding Tips
November 23, 2021
This week on the CodeCast podcast, Terry gets back to specialty coding with her cardiology coding tips for the Cath Lab and discusses what Medicare means by MUE’s. Listen in …
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What is a Medical Assistant? And what can they do?
November 16, 2021
Medical assistants have a narrow list of things they can and cannot do for patients or a physician in a doctor’s office. It’s often difficult to know what’s allowed because …
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The MPFS and Final Rule is out for 2022
November 9, 2021
The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Final Rule was posted on November 2nd. In this week’s episode, Terry goes over the highlights of the new rules, the new conversion factor …
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Top ICD-10-CM Codes For Halloween
November 2, 2021
Trick or treat! In this episode of the CodeCast Podcast, Terry gets spooky with her top ICD-10-CM Halloween coding options for diagnoses. Also, Terry talks about coding a knee synovectomy …
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How to prepare for a TPE audit
October 26, 2021
(CMS) announced that Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE) audits would resume on September 1, 2021. Terry discusses what to look for, what to be ready for, and how to prepare …
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Where we are now with Telehealth and PHE?
October 19, 2021
With state-to-state PHE mandates expiring, extending, or not renewed, Terry takes a look at where half of the country, and the government, is on the PHE, as we look to …
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Are ASC and hospital vaccine mandates helping or hurting our communities?
October 12, 2021
Terry’s passion shines in this episode, as she discusses government-ordered vaccine mandates. Staff shortages in ASC’s are prompting them to suspend services. This begs the question: are these mandates helping …
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Top 8 Keys to ICD-10-CM Update Effective 10-1-2022
October 5, 2021
The fiscal year 2022 ICD-10-CM diagnosis code updates will become effective on October 1. There are eight key things to know: and Terry is on top of it in this …
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Top 10 Tuesday Q&A – Tips and Best Practices for Coder Communication
September 28, 2021
Terry discusses best practices for coders when questioned and their ability to communicate logical answers to back up their assessments. Many coders may struggle with this newfound communication concerning the …
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Coding With Authority
September 21, 2021
Terry discusses, the importance of Coding With Authority and accuracy when coding and reporting services. She emphasizes making sure you read your code descriptor and also try to not get …
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Healthcare Industry Headlines
September 14, 2021
This week on the CodeCast podcast Terry discusses a variety of healthcare industry headlines, including new ABN instructions, a delay in certain NSA regulations, and EM 2021 Coding questions (to …
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Auditing For Medical Necessity
September 7, 2021
Kicking off the CodeCast in September, Terry discusses auditing and the objectives of looking for documentation support of the E/M record. Terry focuses on not losing sight of “medical necessity” …
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Top 10 Tuesday Q&A – Coding and Compliance Questions Making Headlines
August 31, 2021
In this month’s Top Ten Tuesday CodeCast, Terry discusses what a chronic condition is versus a symptom, EEG coding, and shared visit compliance. We have a mixed bag of coding …
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Pathological Fracture Coding and Practice Collections
August 24, 2021
Terry fractured her thumb this week… so in the spirit of personal knowledge, she discusses five frequently asked questions on pathological fracture coding for ICD-10-CM! Also, Terry revisits improving medical …
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There Is No Coding Without Physician Documentation
August 17, 2021
This episode of the CodeCast Podcast focuses on physician documentation as it relates to coding. There is a saying, “There is no coding without documentation, doctors are required to use …
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Do you really know what HIPAA means?
August 10, 2021
The widespread belief that HIPAA confers a strict set of privacy protections to all health data — and that everyone is subject to those laws — are common mistakes. More …
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Healthcare Breaking News – Headlines To Know
August 3, 2021
In the latest episode of the CodeCast, Terry compiles all of the breaking news in healthcare to update you on what the heck is going on! Topics include: – NSA …
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