Be on the lookout! Humana staff members regularly conduct medical record audits in randomly selected physician offices to help satisfy regulatory compliance by evaluating physician compliance with adopted medical record documentation guidelines. The minimum passing...
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Payer Relationships – Optimized!
n Reimbursement Issues (denials, late payments, incorrect payments, inaccurate information)n Expanded insurance coverage provisions through the Affordable Care Act (ACA)n Data collection for meaningful use and reimbursement incentivesn Expanded credentialing...
Spring Fever
nWhile there's no code for Spring Fever, many people can't wait for:nY93.52 – Activity, horseback ridingnY93.83 – Activity, roughhousing and horseplaynY93.66 – Activity, soccernY93.53 – Activity, golfnY93.01 – Activity, walking, marching and hikingnnIn preparation for...
Bad Luck On St. Patrick’s Day
T65.6X1A – Poisoning from green dye in beer, initial encounternR53.83 – Fatigue due to exhaustively searching for 4-leaf clovernY00.xxxA – Assault by blunt object (pot o’gold) thrown by leprechaun at the end of the rainbow, initial encounternW22.02xA – Injury incurred...
ICD-10: CMS Says Implementation Date Will NOT Be Delayed!
Last week at the Annual HIMSS13 conference in New Orleans, Marilyn Tavenner, Acting CMS Administrator, confirmed that the ICD-10 implementation date of October 1, 2014 will stand!nnProviders, practices, hospitals and other healthcare entities need to start their...
CMS Alert — Reimbursement And Payer Updates
The New Era of Healthcare and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is bringing monumental changes and obstacles to physician and hospital reimbursement and operations – expanded insurance coverage through Medicaid and Health Insurance Exchanges, data collection including...
Unspecified Hypertension Complicating Pregnancy and More
ICD-9 code: 642.93 - Unspecified hypertension complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium, antepartum condition.nnIn order to code this in ICD-10, you would need to know:nn Is the hypertension pre-existing, or gestational?n Is the hypertension secondary?n...
FREE ICD–10 Seminar/ Webinar Now Approved for 2 AHIMA CEU’s!
We just received news that our upcoming Seminars and Webinar, titled ICD-10: A Coder's Perspective, are now approved for 2 AHIMA CEU's!nnSeminar Title: ICD-10: A Coder’s PerspectivenSeminar Cost: FREEnDon’t miss out on this excellent opportunity!nnSeminar Dates and...
FREE ICD-10 Webinar – 2 CEU’s from AAPC!
Webinar Title: ICD-10: A Coder’s PerspectivenWebinar Cost: FREEnDon’t miss out on this excellent opportunity!nWebinar Date: Thursday April 25th from 11am – 1pm Mountain time (1 pm Eastern)nnWebinar Description: An informative webinar to give a coder’s viewpoint of the...
Snow–Day ICD-10 Codes
X36.1 – AvalanchenV86.42xA – Person injured while boarding snowmobile, initial encounternW00.9xxA – Unspecified fall due to ice and snow, initial encounternX31.xxxA – Exposure to excessive natural cold, initial encounternV98.3xxA – Accident on ski lift, initial...
Web-Based Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Course
CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL CODER (CPC) PREPARATION COURSE & CERTIFICATIONnnCertified coders are in high demand! Advance your career in the medical field and get certified now while maintaining your current schedule!nThis course will be offered as a combination live...
President’s Day Quiz
President Lincoln and Washington,which codes goes to which president?nnQ87.40 – Marfan's SyndromenK08.109 – Edentulismnn nnIn preparation for the upcoming deadline for ICD-10 implementation, Welter Healthcare Partners presents weekly ICD-10 Codes of the Week! Our...