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Are You Certain That Your Hospital Is Correctly Coding For Every Emergency Care Procedure And Service?

Bill — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:42:16 +0000

Comparing your hospital’s E/M distribution with CMS’ national distribution will help you assess the accuracy of your hospital’s E.D. visit code assignment. CMS has indicated that the distribution of E.D. E/M codes should reflect a normal bell curve. In addition to the complex issues to documenting and coding E.D. E/M levels, there are complex coding rules surrounding the high volume Hydration, Injection and Infusion codes. CPT Code Description …

DIVO: Learn More

Chuck — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:37:22 +0000

What is DIVO? DIVO is an acronym for Dunbar’s Information Vault On-demand. DIVO is our online knowledge base that is maintained and updated by our accredited staff of professional coders with the latest up -to- the- minute accuracy on a wide variety of healthcare topics. It is available 24/7 and password-protected so our clients can access it anytime from anywhere. Here you’ll find the latest coding …

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Chuck — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:15:45 +0000

ICD -10

Chuck — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:15:14 +0000

ICD-10—What Should You Be Doing Now to Prepare? Your organization has tested and is now sending claims in the 5010 format. Now what? Though full implementation of ICD-10 is not until October, 2013, now is the time to prepare! There are steps that can be taken now to prepare your organization for this transition. o Select a project leader – It is important to have a project leader …

Invalid 2011 ICD-9 Updates

Bill — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 01:47:32 +0000

Currently, there are no deleted ICD-9 codes for 2011. An invalid ICD-9 2011 code is defined as a code that has been deemed invalid as of September 30, 2010.

Why BDA? 10 Reasons

Bill — Thu, 27 May 2010 02:25:24 +0000

10 Benefits from partnering with Bill Dunbar and Associates

BDA Affiliate Program (BDAAP)

Bill — Fri, 21 May 2010 15:32:26 +0000

The BDA Affiliate Program allows you to be compensated by simply qualifying and introducing your network of healthcare contacts to BDA. Initial exposure typically occurs by referring your qualified leads to our introductory website. Your referrals will be given special access via a link that is unique to you, thus insuring your compensation when they decide to become a client. Affiliates A key factor of BDA’s success …

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, …