The American Medical Association (AMA) announced major revisions to Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services for Jan 1, 2023. The E/M categories that will undergo revision in 2023 are:  Inpatient and […]

The American Medical Association (AMA) announced major revisions to Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services for Jan 1, 2023. The E/M categories that will undergo revision in 2023 are: Inpatient and […]

The American Medical Association (AMA) announced major revisions to Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services for Jan. 1, 2023. The E/M categories that will undergo revision in 2023 are:  Inpatient and […]

The American Medical Association (AMA) announced major revisions to Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services for Jan. 1, 2023. The E/M categories that will undergo revision in 2023:  Inpatient and observation […]

Measuring nursing facility quality has been an important topic since the advent of Medicare and Medicaid programs. While some steps have been taken, much more work is still needed to […]

Evaluation and Management (E/M) services is our favorite topic to blog about. Our team submitted a blog prior to the new 2021 changes that was about the new guidelines at […]

The September ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee (C&M) meeting held via Zoom Sept. 13 and 14 had a lopsided agenda—only four topics for proposed changes to the ICD-10-PCS procedure classification […]

At my yearly physical exam, my doctor and I talked about work, skiing next season and of course COVID-19. The chit chat always helps me get ready with my medical […]

In my last blog, HCCs: An awareness perspective, I introduced you to Mike, a 66-year old white male with type II diabetes mellitus (DM) and congestive heart failure (CHF). I […]

For all the wonderful advancement in health care diagnostics and therapeutics, the U.S. health care system has yet to solve for high costs of care while also improving outcomes. These […]

It happens every year around Memorial Day: The ICD-10 procedure code updates are posted on the  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) website just as people are thinking summer thoughts. […]

Over the last 20 years, radiologists have been paid progressively less for reviewing the same imaging exam, while at the same time increasing reporting requirements. Radiology payment and documentation processes […]