Plan to implement the changes on Oct. 1 Nearly 400 ICD-10-CM code additions as well as many deletions and revisions could impact your diagnosis coding when the latest update goes into effect on Oct. 1. We’re here to help you [...]
Users, LOS, and more are down, however. You may agree with the famous Mark Twain quote “there are three types of lies — lies, damn lies, and statistics.” But your elected representatives may not — and that could lead to [...]
Question: Notes indicate that the PM physician performed “needle EMG, 1 fiber.” The notes also state that the physician diagnosed “MG” after the encounter. Can you help me decipher these notes and tell me which CPT® and ICD-10 codes I [...]
You are looking for both relevance and practicality when considering which MIPS measures are appropriate to report for your specialty. We’ve outlined three easy neurosurgery-specific measures here: 1. Measure #260: Rate of Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA) for Asymptomatic Patients, without Major [...]
We’ve provided these 6 ENT-specific measures that your practice can utilize to keep in compliance with MIPS requirements: #398: Optimal Asthma Control – Composite measure of the percentage of pediatric and adult patients whose asthma is well-controlled as demonstrated by [...]
Prepare for MIPS and APMs. Fee for service is on the way out, and the Merit Based Incentive Program System (MIPS) is the wave of the future for Medicare pay. MIPS comes compliments of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization [...]
Check CMS’s complete list for your practice. Depending on the type of procedures your general surgeons routinely perform, a host of different quality measures might help you avoid the coming penalties for non-participation in Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS). For [...]
Don’t overlook the possibility for newborns. Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease characterized by weakness and rapid fatigue of any of the muscles under your voluntary control (especially the eyes, throat, mouth, and limbs). When the condition affects [...]
Get on EHR bandwagon, too. The cost of ignoring Medicare incentives keeps going up, so whether you’re dragging your feet on quality reporting or electronic health records (EHR), it’s time to get on board. Let the experts walk you through [...]
Question: Our neurologist completed a repetitive nerve stimulation test with ADM stimulation via the ulnar nerve and Trapezius stimulation via the XI cranial nerve. He was testing for myasthenia gravis. How I should code this testing for billing? Oregon Subscriber Answer: [...]
