Perhaps no process has as great an impact on a hospital's revenue cycle as procedure documentation and coding. When done accurately and efficiently, it can accelerate the billing cycle, reduce ...

This is the impact of starting with a strong foundation: embedded payer rules in the workflow, standardized documentation ...

Accurate coding and documentation enable seamless care coordination and continuity for patients. Through comprehensive documentation, primary care providers (PCPs) can capture all relevant patient ...

Code documentation is an integral part of software development, serving as the comprehensive guide that decodes the purpose, function, and workings of a piece of software. In a world of stringent ...

Medical school curriculum is heavy in anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, and clinical rotations or clerkships. There is very little, if any, instruction on proper coding and billing for ...

Alliance Medibilling CEO Annette Bolcato has 25 years of coding and billing related experience. She spoke with Becker’s ASC Review about the challenges industry professionals face and how outsourcing ...

Notably, the treatment modality does not refer to the type of psychotherapy provided (i.e., individual, group, or family therapy). Q: What elements must be included in a provider’s documentation of ...

This year ushered in many changes affecting reimbursement for healthcare providers, but few are as important as the new Physician Fee Schedule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ...

CPT stands for Current Procedural Terminology, although for some it means Continually Painful Torture. These codes, published by American Medical Association, identify the exact set of services ...