FYI from the AAPS ... From: Jeremy Snavely [mailto:jersnav@...] Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 10:45 PM To:...
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Fred Wolfe
fwolfe@...
Feb 1, 2001 2:13 pm
It's beyond nice. Fred mailto:fwolfe@... Phone 304.697.5700 Fax 304.697.5704 ... From: Dari Bonner CPC, CPC-H, CCS-P <xactcoding@...> To:...
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Fred Wolfe
fwolfe@...
Feb 1, 2001 2:58 pm
Oh, horsehockey. Like there are only two alternatives - what we have or the bad old days. Is it so hard to imagine a less cumbersome system? Is it so hard to...
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Michael Lockard
mlockard@...
Feb 1, 2001 3:14 pm
Good morning all Does anyone know where I can find data on the frequency of CPT codes submitted for last year (or 1999). Medicare data would work, but I...
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Fred Wolfe
fwolfe@...
Feb 1, 2001 3:23 pm
St. Anthony's used to publish a resource book on managed care that contained a lot of utilization data for commercial insurance. It was very expensive. The...
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Barbara J. Cobuzzi, C...
b.cobuzzi@...
Feb 1, 2001 3:24 pm
FYI from Karen Boyd ... From: Karen Boyd [mailto:kbashoto@...] Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 9:59 AM To: b.cobuzzi@... Subject: Fw: News article...
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whooks3335@...
Feb 1, 2001 3:39 pm
Mars and Venus according to our local carrier which is why it's such a nightmare when a hospice patient is admitted to a SNF....
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whooks3335@...
Feb 1, 2001 3:53 pm
Wasn't that doc's brother the one who was double boarded as a proctologist and psychiatrist? I think his practice was called, "Odds and Ends"....
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Henry C. Hawthorne, III
hch@...
Feb 1, 2001 4:27 pm
Does anyone out there do significant infusion care billing? Or are you aware of a similar listserve for infusion care businesses? My office neighbor is an...
Michael, I have the Medicare data from 99 sorted by specialty, on my site at http://www.donself.com/doc.html and it's all free. Help yourself to the Excel...
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Coding Ace
CodingAce@...
Feb 1, 2001 5:20 pm
Getting rid of the OIG is as idiotic an idea as getting rid of the IRS (recently promoted by certain segments of our polis, as a blatant attack on our...
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Don Self, CSS, BFMA
donself@...
Feb 1, 2001 5:33 pm
I need some definitive information on the "superconfidentiality" release of information stuff I've been reading about in the areas of HIV and STD. Does anyone...
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Annette.Dreifke@...
Feb 1, 2001 5:45 pm
I have been assigned the task of developing policy and procedures for a multi-specialty practice. I am hoping some of you can share or point me toward some...
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sszelaze@...
Feb 1, 2001 6:02 pm
Hi List, We are seeing an increasing number of bills that are utilizing procedure code 63081 -63082. This code(s) will be included into any fusion process if...
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Fred Wolfe
fwolfe@...
Feb 1, 2001 6:24 pm
Well, I guess part of my argument was the accusation that there exists a well entrenched belief that the public needs a vast network of agencies, etc., to...
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Schnitzer, Greg
GSchnitzer@...
Feb 1, 2001 6:26 pm
Fred-- I'm not sure whether you're advocating improving DHHS, reducing it, changing it, replacing it, or abolishing it. From your "Get rid of it" comment, it ...
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Don Self, CSS, BFMA
donself@...
Feb 1, 2001 7:03 pm
You missed one: Administration to find new ways to spend taxpayer money and justify the existence of government employees Greg, you just made Fred's point for...
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Jones, Stephanie
stephanie.jones@...
Feb 1, 2001 7:03 pm
You go, Greg! Thanks! Stephanie L. Jones, CPC Coding Analyst Telephone: 954-267-6608 Fax: 954-958-4890 ... From: Schnitzer, Greg...
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Schnitzer, Greg
GSchnitzer@...
Feb 1, 2001 7:32 pm
Don, I'm not saying it's not big and intrusive and regulatory. I'm saying that as undesireable as those things may be, no one has yet provided a *better* ...
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Fred Wolfe
fwolfe@...
Feb 1, 2001 7:32 pm
As someone incapable of expression in a dispassionate manner, I seem to have a propensity for causing a ruckus. I regret expressing my sincere opinion on...
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Betsy Nicoletti
betsy@...
Feb 1, 2001 7:38 pm
On the other hand, I have two boys in private colleges, and I say thank you to the office of the inspector general every day. I'm auditing their way through...
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Barbara J. Cobuzzi, C...
b.cobuzzi@...
Feb 1, 2001 7:58 pm
A good debate is healthy and nice to have. It is good to see those on both sides of the debate. I for one is not sorry you brought this up and am glad to...
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Barbara J. Cobuzzi, C...
b.cobuzzi@...
Feb 1, 2001 8:10 pm
Annette, Sounds like a consultant's assistance that you are looking for. This is a relatively big project. Barbara Barbara J. Cobuzzi, CPC, CPC-H, CHBME ...
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Coding Ace
CodingAce@...
Feb 1, 2001 8:17 pm
Stan, what if the doctor only drilled a small notch in the adjacent vertebrae in order to form a groove for the structural graft to set? Would that be...
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Coding Ace
CodingAce@...
Feb 1, 2001 8:17 pm
Greg, the Social Darwinist wing of this country (and this listserv) should recognize the fundamental anarchism of their political views, and its logical...
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Linda Walk
lwalk@...
Feb 1, 2001 8:35 pm
Annette, You might try the MGMA's Medical Policy and Procedure manual. It has sample policies for many things. However, protocol for follow up is something...
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Coding Ace
CodingAce@...
Feb 1, 2001 8:42 pm
Don, I think there are state variations to this. Here in California there are three types of health information that have special status: HIV/AIDS, drug use,...
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sszelaze@...
Feb 1, 2001 8:47 pm
Anytime that documentatiion states "more then just the endplates, then the code 63081 would be considered. Thanks Stanley M. Szelazek, CPC...
