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April 12, 2021 / By Karla VonEschen, CPC, CPMA
It’s hard to believe we are already four months into 2021. Spring is here, which means spring cleaning, yard work, planting flowers and second-quarter updates from the American Medical Association […]
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Dec. 21, 2020 / By Colleen Deighan, 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. 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 […]
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Dec. 4, 2020 / By Jean Jones, CPC
So far in our Evaluation and Management Services blog series, we have gone over changes related to medical decision making (MDM), specifically changes to the first, second, and third elements. […]
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Nov. 18, 2020 / By Kelly Long, BS, CPC, CPCO, CAPM, Jean Jones, CPC, Karla VonEschen, CPC, CPMA
So far in our E/M blog series, we have covered the first and second element of medical decision making (MDM). Today we will cover changes to the third and final […]
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Nov. 13, 2020 / By Colleen Deighan, RHIA
I have been anxiously waiting for my 2021 CPT book to arrive and it finally did last Friday! Since attending the American Medical Association’s CPT Symposium last November and having […]
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Oct. 16, 2020 / By Colleen Deighan, RHIA
For much of 2020, HIM and CDI professionals have been focused on COVID-19 and understanding how the temporary waivers for medical care delivery and payment impact documentation and coding. We […]
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Aug. 7, 2020 / By Rebecca Caux-Harry
At the time I’m writing this blog, 2020 is a little more than half over. It has been a tough year so far, for so many reasons. I won’t get […]
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May 27, 2020 / By Pamela Ewing, CPC
In early 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic was etched into the fabric of our daily lives, CMS developed two new HCPCS codes: G2010 and G2012. These codes were developed for […]
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Feb. 19, 2020 / By Karla VonEschen, CPC, CPMA
Happy New Year and welcome to 2020! A new year brings new opportunities to start fresh, create new goals and, for medical coders, it means an abundance of new CPT […]
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July 1, 2019 / By Rebecca Caux-Harry
In the morning, while getting ready for work, I listen to the radio. It’s the same program I’ve listened to for over 20 years. Normally, I “tune out” when commercials […]