Watch this quick training where Kathy breaks the definition down into management parts so providers can digest the most important aspect of when it’s ok to expect payment from a third-party payer and when it’s not.
How Many Times A Day Can You Do It?
Not all services that take time in your office are billed per unit. Know the difference between encounter codes and timed codes, but keep documenting your time.
What is Your Initial Impression?
With the new AMA Coding Rules, making a poor first impression can negatively impact reimbursement. It may not be about impressing your audience, but it is about compliantly documenting for your audience.
If It Isn’t Written, It Didn’t Happen
We have all heard the term “location, location, location”. In the medical record, the term we must learn to do properly is documentation, documentation, documentation.
Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?
When it comes to documentation and choosing the appropriate diagnosis code(s), it really does matter which one comes first. Make sure you build the proper foundation for a strong note by knowing where all the pieces fit together seamlessly.
Timed Coding Rules
Many practices find timed coding rules to be so confusing. There therapy codes that are supervised and those that are constant attendance. It is necessary to learn the differences between the two types in order to bill appropriately for the services being performed. It really is all about timing.