Sorry,you are right, I am in the psych field and we had exchanged ideas and such about some coding issues and I have changed computers and lost her address and...
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Ms Ardith Campbell
ardithc2000
Jul 30, 2004 7:49 pm
Now the news has had another article stating that the restriction is for those who have been involuntarily detained--but the court can review the case and the ...
41512
Heather Findlay
heathwin
Jul 30, 2004 8:05 pm
Has service resumed from the list serve after being put on hold? Heather Findlay CPC CCP Executive Transition Team Member Patient Accounts and Registration...
41513
Pamela Biffle
pjbiff4
Jul 30, 2004 8:15 pm
I'm working on a project concerning specialties and I know that for dermatology there is a group called ADA/M (Association of Dermatology Administrators and...
41514
Laughlin, Mike
mlaughlinsmdc
Jul 30, 2004 8:17 pm
Many of them are linked here http://www.abms.org/member.asp ... From: Pamela Biffle [mailto:pjbiff@...] Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 3:15 PM To:...
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Pamela Biffle
pjbiff4
Jul 30, 2004 8:29 pm
I've looked on that site and find the medical specialty associations but not the staff associations. Am i missing something on the site. Barb has given me the...
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Laughlin, Mike
mlaughlinsmdc
Jul 30, 2004 8:49 pm
Heres are some links to check Cardiology http://www.aameda.org/Specialtygroups/cardiology.html Orthopedics http://www.bonessociety.org/about_bones/board.cfm ...
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Ingrid
ijhtbo
Jul 30, 2004 10:09 pm
Well, Kristin, who do you use? Are they the similar price structure as Office Ally? I used another vendor, SoftRix, who was horrible--charged for rejected...
41518
Ingrid
ijhtbo
Jul 30, 2004 10:12 pm
Cindy We've billed directly to our Medicare carrier for electronically many years (in fact, my submitted # is 3 digits--hehe) & the service here in So Cal is ...
41519
Kristin Simpson
consultingbykristin@...
Jul 30, 2004 10:31 pm
I use webmd, because I wanted the real time capabilities. Unfortunately, WebMd is a little more costly than Office Ally, but, I can't do real time with...
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Ingrid
ijhtbo
Jul 30, 2004 11:45 pm
Kristin: Yes, that would create a huge annoying problem. Glad I haven't run into it yet. Ingrid Harrington The Billing Office ingrid@... ...
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Sandy Rubio
sandyrubio39
Jul 31, 2004 12:03 am
Yes, that does help. Thanks so much and to all who have responded. Sandy Rubio RN, CPC Coder Prairie Fields Family Practice Clinic Fremont, NE 68025 E-mail:...
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Tiffani Gittings
lilwing13
Jul 31, 2004 2:08 am
I have two (Florida)Medicare hearings by phone scheduled for August 11 and I don't have much experience with Medicare. Does any one have any suggestions or...
41523
b.cobuzzi@...
bjcobuzzi
Jul 31, 2004 3:15 am
Know the rules on which you are basing the appeal, make sure your documentation supports the rules and be sure you can make your points in a teleconference,...
41524
violasinbloom
Jul 31, 2004 3:43 am
Could someone explain to me how to code an annual exam for patients that have chronic conditions that may or may not be stable during an annual exam. Example...
41525
cfelthauser@...
chrisfelthauser
Jul 31, 2004 3:57 am
Well...I'm going to throw my two cents in to the hat on this one, and hopefully doesn't stir things up to much. I have always been taught that you code sports...
41526
cfelthauser@...
chrisfelthauser
Jul 31, 2004 4:12 am
I have a couple of questions I want to ask. First, I'm reviewing charts at a family practice clinic. The chart note indicates that the physician did not see...
41527
Jo Ann Steigerwald
jsteiger@...
Jul 31, 2004 4:47 am
1st question: The record should show the order for any diagnostic tests including x-rays, and if they were taken there, there should be a report of the...
41528
Jo Ann Steigerwald
jsteiger@...
Jul 31, 2004 4:48 am
Many insurance payers now cover one "preventive medicine" exam annually; is the exam that is done "complete"; enough to be counted as that child's "annual...
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Jo Ann Steigerwald
jsteiger@...
Jul 31, 2004 4:57 am
Look at it this way: go through the history, PFSH, ROS, exam and decision making and "count" any portions that would have been done anyway (without an annual...
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William Creech
mrsmed@...
Jul 31, 2004 3:17 pm
I usually code both the preventative code and the office visit code, some insurances pay both, others I have to appeal and I have the providers clearly...
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Jo Ann Steigerwald
jsteiger@...
Jul 31, 2004 3:19 pm
I was referring specifically to Medicare in my post; for Medicare patients, you must subtract the "covered" visit from the noncovered service, and your total...
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Quinten Buechner
qbuechner
Jul 31, 2004 5:35 pm
Question 1: I agree with Jo Ann. The only thing the comment supports is it can be used in the MDM. Question 2, Again I agree, mostly. For Medicare, the 2...
41533
cfelthauser@...
chrisfelthauser
Jul 31, 2004 7:41 pm
Thanks Quinn and Jo Ann...now where can I find actual documentation to support this, these guys are going to want to see it. 1. In order to bill for the...
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Kristin Simpson
consultingbykristin@...
Jul 31, 2004 8:27 pm
For those familiar with Knox-Keene, I have a question. If the physician is NOT contracted with the insurance plan, but treating one of their patients (ie on an...
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Ingrid
ijhtbo
Jul 31, 2004 8:43 pm
Kristin: I have a client who sees lots of HMO patients that we're not contracted with (either the HMO or the IPA) & we always get paid. When they give me the ...
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Ingrid
ijhtbo
Jul 31, 2004 8:46 pm
I would also write myself a script of sorts with bullet points for everything I want to mention to them. Check it off as you go. Ingrid Harrington The Billing...
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Jo Ann Steigerwald
jsteiger@...
Jul 31, 2004 8:51 pm
Quin gave you the cites for the information; the E/M guidelines and the MCM (sections he noted). You have it in writing from CMS. The medical decision making...
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Kristin Simpson
consultingbykristin@...
Jul 31, 2004 9:24 pm
Ingrid, I do the same exact thing. My current issue is with the Medi-Cal HMO patients. I wanted to verify that we do have to accept those payments (which you...
41539
Quinten Buechner
qbuechner
Jul 31, 2004 9:56 pm
Slight correction. No ROS for any of the established patient codes doesn't make much difference as you only need 2 of 3. Question 1: I agree with Jo Ann. The...
