The new Medicare and Medicaid coding guidelines for office visits are a big deal. Ensuring that they benefit the people who need them is a bigger one. It is clearer now that the federal government and ...

Agile overhauled requirements gathering. Under the Waterfall model, development teams gather software requirements before coding or testing. But Agile radically changes the rules for software ...

ICD-10-CM coding can be challenging for coders in the outpatient setting. It is important to remember that the Official ICD-10-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting provide a road map to ensure ...

Erratic claim volumes and confusion over COVID-19 coding and claim requirements are the top issues impacting revenue cycle operations, according to a new survey of financial leaders at US hospitals ...

The author's tool will help you keep in mind what qualifies a visit for a 99214 or a 99204. Coding and documentation of evaluation and management (E/M) services: This has to be the topic that ...

CMS and the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics released changes to the ICD-10-CM guidelines for fiscal year 2019. 1. The new guidelines apply to all hospital inpatient and outpatient coding ...

Writing a book is usually limited to a single author, and the writing style is determined by that author. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) publishes many standards, and the actual ...

CMS’ final rule released Nov. 1 includes changes to the billing and coding requirements for evaluation and management services, Health Data Management reports. Effective Jan. 1, CMS’ E/M coding ...

Medical coders ensure that health care facilities receive compensation and patients and insurance providers are billed accurately. They do this by reviewing medical records and assigning codes to ...