Virginia Martin, CPC, CHBC

ASSOCIATED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS OF NY, PLLC

2 ELLINWOOD DR

The author, president of Healthcare Consulting Associates of N.W. Ohio Inc., has more than 30 years' experience as a practice management consultant, as well as being a certified coding specialist, certified compliance officer, and a certified medical assi

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Defining the effective date for Medicare claims

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This month's question asks about effective dates and Medicare. Find out the answer to this pressing coding question.

Q&A: Billing for purchased services

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Get your questions answered on marking up purchased services.

How to decipher PQRI protocol, how to handle same-day consultations

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Various areas of coding, including PQRI measures, ophthalmology consults, are addressed

Coding for the H1N1 virus vaccination

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Questions and answers dig into preparedness for a potential H1N1 influenza pandemic.

Getting paid for managing cardiometabolic disorders

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There are a number of disease processes that must be managed, and doing so offers opportunities for reimbursement that you might not have been aware of.

Waiting for H1N1 vaccine codes

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No code has been assigned to report the administration of the upcoming H1N1 vaccine or the vaccine itself. Codes will likely be assigned around October 1.