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The CodeCast Podcast | Medical Billing & Coding Insights
The Business Side of Medicine ~ Coding, Reimbursement and Compliance for Physician Practices
National Speaker and Healthcare Consultant, Auditor and Educator, Terry Fletcher CPC, CCC, CEMC, CCS, CCS-P, CMC, CMSCS, , ACS-CA, SCP-CA, QMGC, QMCRC, QMPM knows from over 30 years medical reimbursement industry experience that Coding, Billing and Compliance for physician practices and hospitals can be tough to navigate. Her CodeCast® Podcast series will share insights to current rules and regulations the Medicare payer requires, along with Commercial Insurance plans’ rules and reimbursement challenges. Discover revenue opportunities to maximize reimbursement in your medical practice, focusing on different medical specialties and platforms each episode.
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Best practice tips for collecting patient balances
July 17, 2018
Collecting money from patients for their “share of cost” of the medical bill can be a daunting task: but recent studies have shown that the patient portion of outstanding balances …
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How to hire an office manager
July 10, 2018
An office manager is one of the most important hires a medical practice can make. As office manager is responsible for overseeing all of the details of running the practice. …
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HIPAA and Text Messaging
July 3, 2018
Under the Health Insurance Accountability and Portability Act (HIPAA) healthcare providers must maintain the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all ePHI created and transmitted by a covered entity. But what …
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Top 10 Tuesday Q&A – June 26th, 2018
June 26, 2018
The Top 10 Tuesday Q&A returns this week with questions from all over the country. Terry addresses a number of topics pulled directly from the top onDemand Coding Corner network …
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Simple mistakes can lead to a major loss of revenue
June 19, 2018
Simple mistakes can always make life harder for any healthcare or business professional. But in a medical coding and billing office, these simple mistakes can lead to thousands of dollars …
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Physician Query
June 12, 2018
In this episode of the CodeCast Podcast Terry addresses how, and when, to “query” a physician and/or provider to clarify patient health record accuracy. A physician query can be used …
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CodeCast Coding and Billing Professional Burnout
June 5, 2018
This week Terry takes a left turn to talk about a lost topic in the medical coding and billing industry: “burnout”. Physician Burnout Phenomenon has been a frequent topic not …
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Top 10 Tuesday Q&A – May 29th, 2018
May 29, 2018
During the month of May, Terry was flooded with coding, billing, and reimbursement questions which came from all over the country. That can mean only one thing: it’s time for …
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Pitfalls of An E/M Audit: Chief Complaint and HPI
May 22, 2018
Failing an audit? Inaccurate scores? Lower reimbursements? Don’t worry! Terry has you covered on today’s episode, which gets into detail regarding the pitfalls of physician documentation. The discussion revolves around …
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Telehealth 2018
May 15, 2018
Our lives are becoming more and more remote controlled. You can now earn a degree online, shop with the click of a button, or manage other aspects of your life …
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Physician PEP Talk
May 8, 2018
It’s time to have a PEP talk on today’s show! A PEP (Physician Education Program) makes sure your physicians are meeting basic standards for Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) process …
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Incident to Billing
May 1, 2018
Our latest informative episode revisits coding and billing of services by mid-level providers and making sure physicians and medical practices are compliant with Medicare and third-party payer rules. The “incident …
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Top 10 Tuesday Q&A – April 24th, 2018
April 24, 2018
In this session of the CodeCast Top 10 Tuesday Q&A, Terry tackles a flood of questions and answers focused on practice management: – Deciding to opt in or opt out …
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Payer Contract Negotiations
April 17, 2018
In this week’s CodeCast Ms. Fletcher discusses the “art” of negotiating payer contracts. Whether you are a novice or a seasoned negotiator, payer contracts can be complicated. In order to …
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Pitfalls of an E/M audit: an auditor’s perspective
April 10, 2018
Auditing physician’s practices for a living can be a tough job. It’s even tougher witnessing a continuing pattern of behavior in vital documentation with many physicians across the country. In today’s …
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New vs. Established Patient
April 3, 2018
This week, Terry discusses the ever confusing topic of “New vs. Established” patient visit. Billing and coding staff continue to have confusion over the question of “What is a New …
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Top 10 Tuesday Q&A
March 27, 2018
It’s that time of the month again: it’s Top 10 Tuesday Q&A! On the last Tuesday of each month, this ongoing series will address the top Coding, Billing and or …
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Chronic Care Management
March 20, 2018
Today’s topic is Chronic Care Management (CCM) services which are typically provided outside of face-to-face visits who have a least two chronic conditions expected to last at least 12 months. …
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