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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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Why can’t we all just get along?
September 26, 2019
Terry discusses the need for coding audits on the staff; to ensure quality along with good production efforts. What is being looked at in these audits? And how it can …
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Top 10 Tuesday Q&A – Special Edition Modifiers
September 24, 2019
In the latest edition of the CodeCast Top 10 Tuesday, the “Modifier Spotlight” series returns. On this edition, Terry will focus on Modifiers, 51, 52 and 53: appropriate use, best …
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Can you charge/code for after hours and special services in your medical practice?
September 17, 2019
There are 6 after-hours/special services codes in the Special Service, Procedures, and Reports section of CPT. Four of these codes tend to present a challenge for coders because the vagueness …
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Patient Expectations and Physician Burnout
September 10, 2019
What are the patient’s expectations in medical practices today? Terry lists all of the “wants” of patients and discusses whether they are really “needs” of your practice. ‘ Also, it …
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Modifier 59 Spotlight
September 3, 2019
In today’s spotlight series episode, the focus is on the trickiest modifier of them all: Modifier 59. Terry dedicates an entire episode to this modifier, which also includes the X-modifiers …
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Is your practice LGBTQ+ friendly?
August 27, 2019
In today’s ever-changing patient profile, it is important that healthcare professionals embrace an attitude of change. We must recognize that staff needs training on more than the ICD-10-CM associated conditions …
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How to properly append modifiers 25 and 26
August 20, 2019
CPT Modifiers are valuable coding tools that explain to payers the specific work that was done by a physician during treatment of a patient. CPT modifiers 25 and 26, are …
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ICD-10-CM Update 2020
August 13, 2019
Changes are coming for ICD-10-CM. Terry summarizes the new, revised, and deleted codes for 2020, along with a frequently asked question: “Can we use the result of a diagnostic test …
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Late Physician Signatures
August 6, 2019
The rules surrounding signing a physician note are from the general E/M documentation guidelines. The main concern is the timely completion of medical records. This issue has both billing and …
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Top 10 Tuesday Q&A – July 29th, 2019
July 30, 2019
In the latest edition of the CodeCast Top 10 Tuesday, Terry takes us through Spine ICD-10 coding challenges. From Critical Care situations to Transgender coding (that has been a new …
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Establishing Care vs. Preventative Care Coding
July 23, 2019
Are your physicians asking you to “Patient here to establish care” and trying to bill this as a Level 5 visit… when it is actually Preventative Services? Terry clarifies the …
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Multiple ways healthcare professionalism, or lack thereof, could be costing you patients
July 16, 2019
There are ways to represent professionalism: but what does it really mean to you? On today’s episode, Terry discusses ways to be inspired on the job to best show professionalism …
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Critical Care Coding: Defined and Audit-Proof
July 9, 2019
Despite the increased resources and references for critical care billing, critical care reporting issues persist. Medicare data analysis continues to identify 99291 as high risk for claim payment errors, perpetuating …
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Time-based E/M Coding and how to employ the Counseling Exception
July 2, 2019
Use care when using “time” to support an E/M service: The Documentation Guidelines are clear that there are History, Exam and MDM elements necessary to support each level of service. …
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Top 10 Tuesday Q&A – June 25th, 2019
June 25, 2019
In this latest Q&A, Terry gives advice on how to email like a boss and own your job in healthcare. Also, Terry talks about the new wave of AI (Artificial …
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Breaking news: AMA finalizes EM changes for 2021
June 18, 2019
The AMA has published the 2021 E/M changes that they intend to make in 2021. We’ve seen when Medicare and CPT do not agree on how to report a specific …
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Quit “Cloning Around” with cloned notes in the EMR
June 11, 2019
The practice of cloned (or copy and pasted) documentation is a significant issue in the use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs). AMA found in a recent study that only 18% …
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MDM the Driving Force of E/M coding
June 4, 2019
Arguably the most important of the three key components of E/M Coding, the Medical Decision-Making ( MDM ) reflects the intensity of the cognitive labor performed by the physician. There …
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