As we embark on a new calendar year (CY), there are several new updates and guidelines we should examine that went into effect Jan. 1, 2024. Specifically, improvement efforts surrounding […]

Lithotripsy was developed in the early 1980s with the intent of breaking apart kidney stones. The shock wave technology has now been extended and adapted to have the same effect […]

The laboratory team of the 3M clinical terminology group is in its 18th year of providing laboratory terminology consulting to the public. In the beginning, a client said the phone […]

A recent Office of Inspector General (OIG) report on Medicare’s utilization of one of the highest paid molecular pathology genetic tests caught my attention. You can read a summary of […]

Shockwave intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) is a relatively new technology used to treat areas of severely calcified coronary arteries. The IVL device uses sonic pressure waves to fracture intimal and medial […]

The American Medical Association (AMA) published additional guidance for modifier -25 (significant, separately identifiable evaluation and management (E/M) service by the same physician or other qualified health care professional on […]

This week we cover a potpourri of different topics all related to application of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care: the trajectory of foundation models, what the American Medical Association […]

It feels like only yesterday that the health care industry was preparing for the new Evaluation and Management (E/M) 2021 guidelines, which brought about significant change. Just when we’re all […]

Our clinical terminology team’s background in nursing, pharmacy, radiology, laboratory and other clinical areas gives us insight into how health care systems are burdened with the sheer volume of data […]

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 […]

Time flies… 2021 is approaching quickly, bringing with it anticipated E/M changes. A primary focus of the upcoming changes is the element of time and its evolving role in CPT […]

Testing for COVID-19 continues to be a major concern in the fight to bring the virus under control. Today we are going to talk about the CPT and HCPCS codes […]