Health care, or healthcare, is the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well being through the services offered by the medical, nursing, and allied health professions. Health care embraces all the goods and services designed to promote health, including preventive, curative and palliative interventions, whether directed to individuals [...]
Author Archives: BDA
6 Choosing and then utilizing the wrong E/M guidelines for your ED
Jul 21, 08 – 12:58 am
The 6th common mistake for revenue capture is relying solely on your EMR to capture the appropriate E/M Level.
Overlooking to regularly review and update all of your documentation templates
Jul 10, 08 – 4:15 pm
The 4th common mistake occurs when your documentation templates are no longer capturing all services appropriately.
Iron Out Wrinkles in Your Laceration Repair Coding
Jul 4, 08 – 10:01 pm
Need to fine-tune your skills at reporting laceration treatment in the ED?
See if you can correctly code these three challenging scenarios and home in on your coding trouble spots.
Cheryl L. Carr, CPC, CCS-P
Jul 1, 08 – 4:26 pm
Cheryl Carr began her career in the healthcare industry over 23 years ago as an x-ray technician in an urgent care/occupational medicine facility. She earned a fast-track promotion into Regional Director of eleven medical practice sites in seven different states with a national occupational health provider.
10 Common Mistakes Managing Emergency Dept Reimbursement and Cash Flow
Jul 1, 08 – 8:40 am
A list of 10 Common Mistakes Managing Emergency Dept Reimbursement and Cash Flow, and what you can do to fix them
David B. Dann, MHA, CEO
Jun 29, 08 – 4:20 pm
Prior to joining BDA in 1999, David Dann served in multiple leadership positions in a variety of Health Care organizations.
ACEP - American College of Emergency Medicine
Jun 1, 08 – 2:56 am
The American College of Emergency Medicine (ACEP) was founded in 1968 by a small group of physicians who shared a commitment to improving the quality of emergency care.
UCAOA - Urgent Care Association of America
Jun 1, 08 – 2:41 am
The Urgent Care Association of America (UCAOA) was founded in 2004 by urgent care leaders to fill a need in the professional field for an association that existed not only to encourage and facilitate the development and success of urgent care centers, physicians and the industry, but to do so as a representative of its members.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Jun 1, 08 – 1:20 am
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website, Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs. Title II of HIPAA, known as the Administrative [...]