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ACEP – American College of Emergency Medicine

Bill — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:56:35 +0000

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.

2009 CPT Codes Update

Bill — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:15:20 +0000

Looking for the 2010 New, Revised and Invalid ICD-9 codes taking effect October 1, 2009?Get them here. The AMA recently released the 2009 CPT Code Updates which become effective Jan 1. You can download the new codes now, for a nominal fee, directly from the AMA Website by clicking here: https://catalog.ama-assn.org/Catalog/cpt/cpt_home.jsp 2009 CPT Codes Update originally appeared on Bill Dunbar and Associates.

Maintaining Accuracy and Compliance in the Medical Record

Bill — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:52:30 +0000

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.

CPT – Current Procedural Terminology

Bill — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:10:05 +0000

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set is maintained by the American Medical Association through the CPT Editorial Panel. The CPT code set accurately describes medical, surgical, and diagnostic services and is designed to communicate uniform information about medical services and procedures among physicians, coders, patients, accreditation organizations, and payers for administrative, financial, and analytical purposes. The current version is the CPT 2009. There are three …

Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System

Bill — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:16:34 +0000

The Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) is a set of health care procedure codes based on the American Medical Association’s Current Procedural Terminology (CPT). Commonly pronounced Hick-Picks. The Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) was established in 1978 to provide a standardized coding system for describing the specific items and services provided in the delivery of health care. Such coding is necessary for Medicare, Medicaid, …

New CPT Code Updates 2009

Bill — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:13:42 +0000

Looking for the 2010 New, Revised and Invalid ICD-9 codes taking effect October 1, 2009?Get them here. The AMA recently released the 2009 CPT Code Updates which become effective Jan 1. New CPT Code Updates 2009 Contains over 290 New Codes, as compared to just over 240 codes in 2008. There are 17 code additions to the E /M section, 36 additions to the Surgery section, …

Revised CPT Code Updates 2009

Bill — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:11:19 +0000

The AMA recently released the 2009 CPT Code Updates which become effective Jan 1. Revised CPT Code Updates 2009 There are over 130 code revisions in this report. The Preventive Medicine Services area was given the additional wording of “appropriate immunization(s)” to the code sets 99381-99386 and 99387-99397. Over 130 code revisions for 2009. Most of the revisions occur in the Surgery Section under the sub-sections Repair …

New Category II and III Code Updates 2009

Bill — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:07:02 +0000

The AMA recently released the 2009 CPT Code Updates which become effective Jan 1. New Category II and III Code Updates 2009 This report contains over 150 new Category ll Codes, which are supplemental tracking codes that can be used for performance measurements. In addition, there are 13 Category lll Codes that contain a temporary set of codes for emerging technologies, services, and procedures. Over 150 New Category …

Deleted CPT Code Updates 2009

Bill — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:57:02 +0000

The AMA recently released the 2009 CPT Code Updates which become effective Jan 1. There are over 90 codes that need to be deleted by Jan 1, 2009 in order for you to be compliant. Over 70% of the deleted codes occur in the following four sections: E/M, Surgery, Radiology, and Medicine. Deleted CPT Code Updates 2009 Over 90 Deleted codes. 15 in the Evaluation and Management Section, 11 …

Joyce Ralstin, CPC, CPC-I, CCS-P, PCS PMCC-Certified Instructor

Bill — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:06:12 +0000

As a Regional Director of Client Services with Bill Dunbar and Associates, (BDA), Joyce Ralstin has 25 years experience in the healthcare industry. Prior to joining BDA, Ms. Ralstin served as Billing and Coding Specialist for a large multi-specialty hospital organization employing over 200 physicians.