Documentation Pearls for Level 5 Caveat in Medical Coding
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar…
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Documentation Pearls for Level 5 Caveat in Medical Coding
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar... -
Health IT Developers’ Pledge to Increase EHR Interoperability Met With Skepticism
The English origins of the pudding proverb date back to the early 14th century. The tasting of... -
ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes to Use for Zika Virus Documentation
CPT codes are updated annually, typically on Jan. 1, and describe the cognitive and procedural care provided...
Health IT Developers’ Pledge to Increase EHR Interoperability Met With Skepticism
The English origins of the pudding proverb date back to the early 14th century. The tasting of…
ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes to Use for Zika Virus Documentation
CPT codes are updated annually, typically on Jan. 1, and describe the cognitive and procedural care provided…
Studies Document Risks of Assault for Health Care Workers
A new report that reviews research on assaults against doctors, nurses and other medical personnel concludes that…
Opinion: Emergency Physicians Challenge Implementing Choosing Wisely Recommendations at Bedside
Editor’s Note: We received many responses to February’s article, “Time to Walk the Walk: Choosing Wisely and…
Fort Worth Hospital Uses Innovation and Teamwork to Drive a Wildly Successful Emergency Department
The emergency department at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth is a different breed of…
Anthem Blue Cross Starts Prepayment Review on Level 5 Emergency Department E/M Medicare Claims
Anthem Blue Cross has announced that beginning January 2016, the plan will begin a prepayment review of…
How to Handle a Medical Mistake
Error in judgment must occur in the practice of an art which consists largely of balancing probabilities.—William…
National Surveys on Emergency Department Trends Bring Future Improvements Into Focus
Emergency physicians and emergency department leaders face an important time in determining how to serve the needs…
Boost Patient Satisfaction Scores, Become a Better Doctor
The hardest part of change is being convinced of its need. Patient satisfaction (experience of care) is…