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March 19, 2021 / By Rhonda Butler
The latest ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee (C&M) meeting gave us one more unprecedented thing in this time of unprecedented things—the combined agenda was the largest ever. The two-day virtual […]
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March 5, 2021 / By Jean Jones, CPC
I have a confession to make: I wasn’t always pro vaccines! My view of vaccination has changed since my son was a baby when I actually considered skipping his vaccinations […]
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Feb. 22, 2021 / By Steve Austin
In talking to many customers lately, I’ve been inspired by a palpable shift in attitudes towards “the Cloud,” with growing acceptance and demand for cloud-based solutions. Perhaps this shift is […]
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Feb. 15, 2021 / By Barbara Aubry, RN
Hopefully, everyone is using the new E/M codes without issue. CMS added two HCPCS codes to represent “additional” time for E/M services. These are important qualifiers, as medical necessity audits […]
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Feb. 12, 2021 / By Rebecca Caux-Harry
I recently received some questions from an Inside Angle reader about my blog post on ICD-10 coding for aortic valve disease. The reader asked about transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) […]
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Feb. 1, 2021 / By Kelly Long, BS, CPC, CPCO, CAPM
World Cancer Day, which falls on Feb 4, 2021 seeks to build awareness across the international community that cancer can lead to preventable suffering and injustice, and that efforts are […]
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Jan. 25, 2021 / By Karla VonEschen, MS, CPC, CPMA
New year, new month, new changes to documentation and coding for outpatient office visit codes 99202-99205 and 99211-99215. If it feels like you have been inundated with information and updates […]
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Jan. 8, 2021 / By Stacie Silvia, RHIT, CCS
It has been a wild year with many changes, but we are resilient and have adapted. From social distancing to shopping with a mask on to limiting our family/group gatherings, […]
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Dec. 28, 2020
To say 2020 has been an “unprecedented” year is an understatement. We hope our COVID-19 resources and blogs have helped you navigate the pandemic. Take a look back at Inside […]
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Dec. 21, 2020 / By Colleen Ejak, RHIA
As we continue our Evaluation and Management (E/M) blog series on the revisions to E/M services for Office and Other Outpatient Services for New and Established patients, I want to […]
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Dec. 16, 2020 / By Liz Guyton, Kelli Christman
Kelli sat down with 3M Health Information Systems Vice President of the U.S. and Canada Liz Guyton, CPA, to look ahead to 2021 and highlight stories from clients on the […]
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Dec. 11, 2020 / By Allison Morgan, MS, CPC
In our ongoing Evaluation and Management Services blog series, we have delved into several sweeping changes coming to Office or Other Outpatient E/M Services in 2021. Let’s shift our attention […]
