Emergency Medicine

Why BDA? 10 Reasons

10 Benefits from partnering with Bill Dunbar and Associates

REASONSHTTP  · RSS | Published May 26, 2010

Family Practice 2010 ICD-9-CM Quick Reference

We’ve created this ICD-9 Quick Reference Mouse Pad in response to Emergency Department coding professionals who want to maximize their speed and efficiency. Fill out the request form below to receive a BDA mouse pad and our newest 2010 ICD-9 Quick Reference Insert.

FAMILY-PRACTICE  · RSS | Published March 29, 2010

Occupational Medicine ICD-9-CM Quick Reference

We’ve created this Occupational Medicine Lower Back & Other ICD9 Quick Reference in response to Occupational Medicine coding professionals who want to maximize their speed and efficiency. Fill out the request form to receive a BDA mouse pad and our newest 2010 Occupational Medicine ICD-9 Quick Reference Insert.

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2010 ICD-9 Quick Reference for Emergency Departments

We’ve created this ICD-9 Quick Reference Mouse Pad in response to Emergency Department coding professionals who want to maximize their speed and efficiency. Fill out the request form below to receive a BDA mouse pad and our newest 2010 ICD-9 Quick Reference Insert.

2010  · RSS | Published March 24, 2010

Invalid ICD-9 Codes for 2010

The invalid codes are the ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes that are invalid after September 30th, 2009. These codes must be at a higher level of specificity to be valid codes as of October 1, 2009

INVALID-2010-IC  · RSS | Published March 21, 2010

Revised 2010 ICD-9-CM Updates

There are also many revisions to the language that ICD-9 codes use to describe conditions. Without updating the language to ICD-9 codes, a code could be selected improperly causing an incorrect code to be used.

UPDATES  · RSS | Published March 16, 2010

10 Common Mistakes Managing Emergency Dept Reimbursement and Cash Flow

A list of 10 Common Mistakes Managing Emergency Dept Reimbursement and Cash Flow, and what you can do to fix them

DEPT  · RSS | Published January 1, 2010

ACEP – American College of Emergency Medicine

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.

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Maintaining Accuracy and Compliance in the Medical Record

Why is accuracy and compliance to accepted standards of documentation in the medical record important? The first and most important reason is to provide patients with appropriate care based on details provided in their medical record. This ensures optimal patient care and allows for excellent patient satisfaction. Another reason for ensuring accuracy and compliance in the medical record is to provide governmental agencies, and any other entity accessing the patient’s medical record accurate and complete information. With improved documentation, collections improve, the risk for unfavorable audit results decreases, and efficiencies are increased in the office with both staff and physician co-workers.

RECORD  · RSS | Published October 29, 2009

New ICD-9-CM 2010 Code Updates

The New, Revised and Invalid ICD-9 codes take effect October 1, 2009. Each year, BDA provides tools to assist physicians and organizations with the ICD-9 code changes. We’ve put together a Power Point presentation that goes over these changes for you. Neglecting to update your ICD-9 codes annually could delay claims and payments. Take advantage of these resources now so the ICD-9 changes will cause no delay in your payment for services.

CODE  · RSS | Published September 16, 2009

2009 ICD-9 Updates here!

Note: The 2011 ICD-9 Updates are now available.
We have reviewed all of the ICD-9 2009 updates, and compiled a summarized list of all of the changes that need to made in order for you to be compliant.
Claims submitted with invalid/deleted ICD-9 codes for service dates on or after October 1, 2008 will be rejected.
You can view the online slideshow and/or download the PowerPoint …

ICD  · RSS | Published September 10, 2009

Failing to Compare Providers Coding against a National Benchmark.

The 9^th common mistake that can impact reimbursement can occur when your provider does not know where he/she falls on a National E/M Benchmark Bell Curve.

COMPARE  · RSS | Published April 26, 2009

Lack of ongoing education for all of your Providers and Staff

The 10^th common mistake that will often affect revenue is an ongoing lack of education for all of your Providers and Staff. They should each receive focused instruction as a direct result of ongoing and consistent chart reviews.

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Not conducting chart reviews on a regular and consistent basis

The 8^th common mistake in managing cash flow is due to the lack of chart reviews / audits.

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Not automatically updating your fee ticket/superbill annually

The 7^th common mistake occurs as a result of your Fee Tickets / Superbills not being updated on a regular basis.

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Procedure At The Time Of An Office or Post Operative Visit

Can my doctor bill a Mirena insertion fee when billing for an office visit or post operative visit or should they have the patient come back?
I want to be sure he gets paid.

RSS | Published November 18, 2008

Choosing and then utilizing the wrong E/M guidelines for your ED

The 6^th common mistake for revenue capture is relying solely on your EMR to capture the appropriate E/M Level.

RSS | Published July 21, 2008

Failing to document the length of time used for your time based services

Are you capturing your time based procedure / service codes?

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Overlooking to regularly review and update all of your documentation templates

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The 4^th common mistake occurs when your documentation templates are no longer capturing all services appropriately.

TEMPLATES  · RSS | Published July 10, 2008