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The CodeCast™ Podcast | Medical Billing & Coding Insights

The Business Side of Medicine ~ Coding, Reimbursement and Compliance for Physician Practices

Healthcare Consultant, Auditor and Educator, Terry Fletcher CPC, CCC, CEMC, CCS, CCS-P, CMC, CMSCS, , ACS-CA, SCP-CA, QMGC, QMCRC, QMPM, PACS, CPA®-TH knows from over 35 years in the healthcare industry, that Coding, Billing, and Compliance for physician practices and hospitals can be tough to navigate. Her CodeCast™ Podcast series will share insights into CPT® and ICD-10-CM coding, will discuss current rules and regulations the Medicare payer requires, along with Commercial Insurance plans’ rules and reimbursement challenges that all RCM staff deal with every day. Discover revenue opportunities to maximize reimbursement in your medical practice, hear complicated published federal payer rules broken down into easy-to-understand concepts, with a focus on different medical specialties and platforms in each episode.

The weekly CodeCast™ Podcast has run since the fall of 2017. Be sure to catch each episode that drops every #TerryTuesday™ on most popular podcast platforms.

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ICD-10-CM Update 2020

Changes are coming for ICD-10-CM. Terry summarizes the new, revised, and deleted codes for 2020, along with a frequently asked question: "Can we use the result of a diagnostic test ...

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Late Physician Signatures

The rules surrounding signing a physician note are from the general E/M documentation guidelines. The main concern is the timely completion of medical records. This issue has both billing and ...

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Top 10 Tuesday Q&A – July 29th, 2019

In the latest edition of the CodeCast Top 10 Tuesday, Terry takes us through Spine ICD-10 coding challenges. From Critical Care situations to Transgender coding (that has been a new ...

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Critical Care Coding: Defined and Audit-Proof

Despite the increased resources and references for critical care billing, critical care reporting issues persist. Medicare data analysis continues to identify 99291 as high risk for claim payment errors, perpetuating ...

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MDM the Driving Force of E/M coding

Arguably the most important of the three key components of E/M Coding, the Medical Decision-Making ( MDM ) reflects the intensity of the cognitive labor performed by the physician. There ...

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Top 10 Tuesday Q&A – May 28th, 2019

In the latest Top 10 Tuesday, Terry discusses the top things you must have for your medical billing software to be efficient, effective, and generate revenue success. Terry also shares ...

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EM 101 Burning Questions: Answered!

Do you have “burning” E/M questions that you can’t get a straight answer to? Terry covers many of those “burning” topics in today’s episode, such as: Can I use HPI ...

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Transitional Care Management

Transitional Care Management (TCM) is increasing in its utilization and billing… but are you doing it right? Is your patient eligible? It is worth the administrative work versus the revenue ...

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Top 10 Tuesday Q&A – April 30th, 2019

Among one of the most popular questions Terry receives is about reducing prior authorization hassles. Primary care providers and specialty physicians alike rank prior authorizations as one of the greatest ...

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Insurance Claim Denials

What are the most common claim denials? In this episode of the CodeCast Podcast, Terry looks at a recent survey of over 100 medical insurance payers to determine 13 of ...

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