Virginia Martin, CPC, CHBC

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

Defining the effective date for Medicare claims

Get your questions answered on marking up purchased services.

Q&A: Billing for purchased services

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

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

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

Author | Virginia Martin, CPC, CHBC

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