Search results for "Documentation"
Prevent disaster by backing up data
Natural disasters can wreak havoc on a practice's medical records. Five simple tips can help create a backup system that could avoid clinical data loss, and the resulting lawsuits and penalties.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/02/tips.htm
1 Feb 2012
New ethics case study addresses the EHR
The ACP Center for Ethics and Professionalism has posted a new case study, “Copied and Pasted and Misdiagnosed (or Cloned Notes and Blind Alleys)” on Medscape.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/22/9.htm
22 May 2012
Learn proper coding for modifiers 59 and 25
Learn how to properly use two similar evaluation and management codes to avoid later denials and challenges.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/07/coding.htm
1 Jul 2012
ICD-10 is still on the way, and readiness remains key
Although the transition to ICD-10 is 15 months away, physicians planning for the conversion should have already passed important milestones. Here's how to ensure a smooth conversion.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/09/coding.htm
1 Sep 2012
Letters to the Editor
ACP members take the organization to task for its positions on modifying reimbursement to doctors, and the organization's legislative leader offers a wider viewpoint on the issue in response.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/09/letters.htm
1 Sep 2012
‘Rights, privileges and responsibilities appertaining thereto’
An internal medicine resident reflects on his recent graduation, a cross-country move and the new responsibilities he now carries.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/09/residents.htm
1 Sep 2012
Will you be ready for ICD-10?
Even though ICD-10 has been delayed, it is important to continue planning for the eventual transition.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/10/tips.htm
1 Oct 2012
What practices need to know about transition care management codes
Two new codes allow for reimbursement for non-face-to-face care when patients transition from an acute care setting back to the community. Learn the fine print of how to properly use these codes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/02/tips.htm
1 Feb 2013
ICD-10 advice, and clarifying transitional care management
The reset compliance date of Oct. 1, 2014, means that internists must move forward with transition and education plans for using the new ICD-10 codes. Start by examining documentation needed to assign the new codes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/03/coding.htm
1 Mar 2013
Value-based payments a new source of reimbursement, penalties
Value-based payments are meant to adjust Medicare and Medicaid payments according to performance. Take concrete actions to recoup more reimbursement and avoid nonparticipation penalties.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/03/VBP.htm
1 Mar 2013