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The Refresh With YES: CPT Skull Base Surgery Learning Path teaches coders and auditors how to apply CPT skull base surgery codes and guidelines. The first part dives into skull anatomy, and the next part discusses applicable CPT coding conventions and guidelines.
The White House announced that the declaration of national emergency, as well as the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declaration, would both end on May 11, 2023, prompting a guideline change for Z11.52, screening for COVID-19.
Given that severe malnutrition MCCs increase the dollar amount in Medicare reimbursements, overcoding is a potential risk for all healthcare organizations. Review our recent case study findings where we present compliance, standardization, and improvement opportunities to one client hospital.
In the medical coding field, it’s critical to maintain quality and productivity standards. Facilities open themselves up to compliance risks and lost revenue without these standards. Here are a few best practices to increase your Outpatient coding team’s quality and productivity.
Regular healthcare coding audits are necessary to run a compliant, successful healthcare organization. While the reason for the audit may differ, the overall checklist for conducting a successful audit remains relatively the same.
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