To select the most specific CPT codes for prenatal care, physician coders must have a solid understanding of complex guidelines for reporting pregnancy-related office visits. Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, COBGC, unpacks services included in the global obstetric package and CPT coding for routine prenatal care.
As the country sees a resurgence of COVID-19 thanks to the delta variant, hospitals are seeing an increase not only in their immediate census numbers, but also in the number of readmissions.
This week’s Medicare updates include an announcement on expanded payments for at-home COVID-19 vaccinations, dates for implementation of the Prior Authorization Model for Repetitive, Scheduled Non-Emergent Ambulance Transports nationwide, an OIG review of phlebotomy travel allowances, and more!
This week's note from the instructor delves into how recent OIG hospital audits can be used as guides for self-monitoring via internal audits and quality reviews.
Inadequate documentation is a common pain point for coding and CDI efforts. Learn how one organization created a documentation education resource for their physicians.
This week’s Medicare updates include billing and coding updates for COVID-19 booster shots, new items on the OIG Work Plan, a proposed decision memo on an NCD for Transvenous (Catheter) Pulmonary Embolectomy, and more!
