Patients-and physicians-deserve much better.

Cheap healthcare plans much too costly for patients and physicians

While physicians may prefer to focus their attention on patient care, it’s imperative to carefully analyze expenses and calculate how every business decision can affect overall profitability.

The profit equation: Stop struggling to make money

Accurate and complete documentation helps physicians avoid denials.

Focus on specificity when documenting these four diagnoses

Frequent use of social media is common, but it can cause some problems in a medical practice setting.

When to police staff social media use

Coding can be out-of-this-world difficult.

Funny bone: Alien codes

When appealing denials, keep these three tips in mind. 

Coding tips: Appealing denied claims

Here are some do’s and don’ts when applying these three common modifiers.

Coding tips: Modifiers -25, -26, and -59

Follow these three tips to avoid denials when reporting time-based E/M codes. 

Coding tips: Time-based E/M billing

Here are four common transitional care management denials and how to avoid them.

Coding tips: Transitional care management 

Here are four common CCM denials and how to avoid them.

Coding tips: Chronic care management (CCM)

To payers, these visits tell a completely different story about the work that’s required to treat a patient.

July 25, 2018 edition