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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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CodeCast Podcast - Coding, Reimbursement, and Compliance

Getting your medical practice on track with compliance plans

October 16, 2018

The second half of the two-part series about the compliance planning starts with basic standard operating procedures for compliance and continues with the importance of compliance manuals to a medical …

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Compliance plan mandate for government payers

October 9, 2018

We’re celebrating our 50th episode of the CodeCast Podcast with part one of a two-part series about the compliance plan mandate for government payers. In today’s episode, Terry discusses what a …

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Medical marijuana use and how to land a medical coding job

October 2, 2018

Today’s episode is designed to help medical practices navigate medical marijuana regulations, specifically when state laws clash with federal regulations. Politics and personal agendas aside, practices must develop policies regarding …

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Top 10 Tuesday Q&A – September 25th, 2018

September 25, 2018

The Top 10 Tuesday Q&A returns this week with coding insights into the new ICD-10-CM update for 2019 and CCM OIG warnings. Terry also covers a full list of the …

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Healthcare Business Collective Roundtable

September 18, 2018

This episode focuses on an important update for the 3rd quarter of 2018. Terry welcomes you to a roundtable discussion on current healthcare happenings from around the country. Terry discusses the …

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Tips for speaking in public and giving presentations

September 11, 2018

Everyone gets a little nervous speaking and/or presenting in front of their peers: especially if it is your first time! This week, Terry provides public speaking tips, focusing on the …

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Seven real risks of Virtual Voice Assistants

September 4, 2018

Voice-activated virtual assistants are rising in popularity with doctors but they can create legal headaches when used in a physician practice. This week Terry discusses seven real risks of virtual …

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Top 10 Tuesday Q&A – August 28th, 2018

August 28, 2018

The Top 10 Tuesday Q&A returns this week with questions from all over the country as Terry touches on user-submitted questions. Answers include coding specifics of extremity x-rays, anemia coding …

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Collection Tips for Medical Practices

August 21, 2018

This week’s program is about medical collections. The fresher the claim denial is, the better your chances are of it not being archived in the payer’s system. However, you may …

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Coding vs. Billing

August 14, 2018

In the medical field, August is when coders and billers get a bit of a breather. They can catch up on work since most physicians are on vacation. As such, …

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Why coding and documentation audits are more important than ever

August 7, 2018

All HIM leaders know that coding and quality audits are critical. Consequences of substandard coding, lost revenue, increased denials, and greater compliance risk make the development of a coding audit …

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CMS breaking news: biggest change proposal in two decades for E/M

July 31, 2018

In what would be the biggest change in two decades, CMS is proposing to re-define the documentation requirements for E&M Coding in 2019. They are proposing to forego the 1995 …

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Social media mistakes with medical practices

July 24, 2018

A medical practice is a business: and like any other business, customer satisfaction is a key component to success. Your social media presence is an important factor in your customer’s …

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Best practice tips for collecting patient balances

July 17, 2018

Collecting money from patients for their “share of cost” of the medical bill can be a daunting task: but recent studies have shown that the patient portion of outstanding balances …

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How to hire an office manager

July 10, 2018

An office manager is one of the most important hires a medical practice can make. As office manager is responsible for overseeing all of the details of running the practice. …

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HIPAA and Text Messaging

July 3, 2018

Under the Health Insurance Accountability and Portability Act (HIPAA) healthcare providers must maintain the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all ePHI created and transmitted by a covered entity. But what …

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Top 10 Tuesday Q&A – June 26th, 2018

June 26, 2018

The Top 10 Tuesday Q&A returns this week with questions from all over the country. Terry addresses a number of topics pulled directly from the top onDemand Coding Corner network …

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Simple mistakes can lead to a major loss of revenue

June 19, 2018

Simple mistakes can always make life harder for any healthcare or business professional. But in a medical coding and billing office, these simple mistakes can lead to thousands of dollars …

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