Insurance Billing and Coding
According to CMS, “the national coverage determination (NCD) for IBT for
Obesity does not preclude group visits…”
Fri, 6 Jun, 2014 at 12:25 PM
According to CMS “Incident
to a physician’s professional services means that the services or supplies are
furnished as an integral, although incidental, ...
Fri, 18 Apr, 2014 at 11:52 AM
In many cases
yes. Every policy is different so benefits need to be verified for each
patient. The Affordable Care Act and it’s enhanced coverage for prev...
Fri, 18 Apr, 2014 at 11:52 AM
Yes. Physicians, nurse practitioners, physician
assistants, registered dieticians (must be following the physicians plan of
care) and other “non-physician...
Fri, 18 Apr, 2014 at 11:52 AM
The marketplaces will improve today’s broken insurance
markets for consumers and small businesses. They achieve this by:
· More Choice. Consumers wi...
Fri, 6 Jun, 2014 at 12:25 PM
There are three (3) ways to verify that you have an
enrollment record in PECOS:
· Check the Ordering and Referring Report
on the CMS website found i...
Fri, 18 Apr, 2014 at 11:52 AM
The transition is occurring because
ICD-9 codes have limited data about patients' medical conditions and hospital
inpatient procedures. ICD-9 is 30 ye...
Fri, 18 Apr, 2014 at 11:52 AM
AHIMA recommends training should begin
no more than six months before the compliance deadline. Training
varies for different organizations, but is project...
Fri, 18 Apr, 2014 at 11:52 AM
Claims for all services and hospital
inpatient procedures provided on or after the compliance deadline must use
ICD-10 diagnosis and inpatient procedure c...
Fri, 18 Apr, 2014 at 11:52 AM
ICD-10 codes are different from ICD-9
codes. ICD-10 has a completely different structure from ICD-9. Currently, ICD-9
codes are mostly numeric and have 3 ...
Fri, 18 Apr, 2014 at 11:52 AM