Lisa Eramo, MA

During a typical office visit, physicians may provide evaluation and management (E/M) services, minor procedures and more. The question is: Can they bill for each one separately?

What you need to know to avoid claim denials and to maximize practice revenue

How to avoid medical necessity denials and ensure timely payment.

13 tips to keep your patient data safe

Negotiating a successful payer contract increase is possible for those willing to craft a thoughtful, data-driven argument for why they deserve more money.

Four new codes have been put in place in 2022.

Scribes are someone who works offsite or in a different area of the practice (i.e., not in the exam room) to document important aspects of the encounter so the physician or other provider can focus on providing patient care and working more efficiently.

Focus on coding compliance to safeguard practice revenue

Follow these guidelines to improve patient understanding and obtain better outcomes.

How primary care physicians can help

This is the ideal time to connect with new and existing patients, serve as a resource and explain how to access care.

Will changes make getting paid easier?

Is your practice ready for the changes that are coming?

Address coding vulnerabilities to protect practice revenue.

Collecting copayments and coinsurance is challenging because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Code it right, get paid.

Returning to normal patient volumes will take a detailed plan and continued effort.

Human stories have the ability to help patients cope

A scribe can help a physician focus on patient care and improve outcomes.

Choosing an E/M code based on gut feeling is one of the biggest mistakes a physician can make.

Gain revenue by overcoming barriers to longitudinal comprehensive care

Physicians understand the connection between mental and physical health, yet many don’t feel equipped to address patients’ behavioral health problems.

Even though physicians have been able to bill CCM since 2015, they still run into problems in terms of getting paid.

Focus on accurate billing to drive and retain revenue.

It’s every physician’s worst nightmare: Receive payment for services rendered, but then a payer identifies an aberrant pattern in claims data, audits the records, decides it has overpaid the practice, and recoups those funds. That money you already allocated for overhead, staff salaries, bonuses, or new medical equipment? Gone. The good news is, physicians can take steps to focus on accurate billing and avoid costly recoupments. 

Two new CPT codes allow payment when physicians order, review, and interpret new INR test results-even when patients self-test at home

Tips and warnings from experts for E/M coding