Are You Prepared to Defend Your Coding? -- FPM
Jun 1, 2005 - The authors offer readers an action plan to use in reacting/responding to payers' accusations of incorrect coding.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2005/0600/p17.html
How to Document and Bill Care Plan Oversight -- FPM
May 1, 2005 - This article will describe how to bill for and document care plan oversight, balancing it as a billing opportunity and a compliance risk. It will include a form for documenting CPO.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2005/0500/p23.html
Coding & Documentation - May 2005 -- FPM
May 1, 2005 - ...otherwise does not meet the definition of a consultation, the office encounter should be coded using an office/outpatient visit code, such as 99213. In either case, modifier -25 should be appended to the E/M code to indicate that it was a significant, separately identifiable service...
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2005/0500/p27.html
Coding & Documentation - Apr 2005 -- FPM
Apr 1, 2005 - ...99213 or 99214? Three Tips for Navigating the Coding Conundrum Don't Get Burned Coding Common Skin Procedures New Medicare Payment Opportunities Editor's Collections Coding Coding & Documentation Related Topic Searches CPT: Medicine codes MOST RECENT ISSUE...
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2005/0400/p35.html
The Value of a Coding Education -- FPM
Mar 1, 2005 - The authors describe options for physicians and members of their staff who want to obtain certification in coding.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2005/0300/p20.html
Why It's Time to Purchase an Electronic Health Record System -- FPM
Dec 1, 2004 - The old reasons for holding off may have lost their validity.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2004/1100/p43.html
Group Visits Hit the Road -- FPM
Sep 1, 2004 - By taking group visits to his elderly patients, this physician found a way to meet their needs and those of his practice - and have fun at the same time.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2004/0900/p39.html
Are You Coding Accurately? -- FPM
Jun 1, 2004 - This article provides readers with step-by-step instructions for checking their E/M coding distribution with national guidelines established in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Family Practice Profile.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2004/0600/p20.html
Making Sense of Preventive Medicine Coding -- FPM
Apr 1, 2004 - Find out how to properly code and bill for the preventive services you provide.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2004/0400/p49.html
Coding for Depression Without Getting Depressed -- FPM
Mar 1, 2004 - Here is what you need to know to code and be reimbursed for counseling and treating patients with depression.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2004/0300/p23.html
Coding & Documentation - Oct 2003 -- FPM
Oct 1, 2003 - ...Medicare will allow you to submit G0101 in addition to an evaluation and management (E/M) service (e.g., 99213) if the E/M service is significant and separately identifiable from the G0101 service. An example would be if an established Medicare patient with chronic essential...
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2003/1000/p16.html
Understanding When to Use the New Patient E/M Codes -- FPM
Sep 1, 2003 - Even an old patient can be new.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2003/0900/p33.html
Time Is of the Essence: Coding on the Basis of Time for Physician Services -- FPM
Jun 1, 2003 - Sometimes, coding is almost as simple as looking at the clock.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2003/0600/p27.html
Trouble at the Money/Medicine Interface -- FPM
Jun 1, 2003 - Argues that the reimbursement system's misalignment of incentives makes the health care system absurdly complicated and points to two articles in this issue as evidence.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2003/0600/p8.html
Group Visits 101 -- FPM
May 1, 2003 - In addition to providing step-by-step instructions for launching group visits, the authors lay out the rationale for group visits and how to code for them.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2003/0500/p66.html
Coding Better for Better Reimbursement -- FPM
Jan 1, 2003 - Your work is worth more than you think. You just need to document and code it better.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2003/0100/p29.html
Monitor - Jan 2003 -- FPM
Jan 1, 2003 - ...Chiropractors charge an average fee of $51.94 for the established patient visit code 99213 and get paid an average of $47.97, for a reimbursement rate of 92 percent, reports Chiropractic Economics in its Second Annual Fees and Reimbursement Survey. The report goes on to say that the...
Family Practice Management : News Briefs
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2003/0100/p20.html
Coding & Documentation - Nov 2002 -- FPM
Dec 1, 2002 - ...Medicare will allow you to submit G0101 in addition to an evaluation and management (E/M) service (e.g., 99213) if the E/M service is significant and separately identifiable from the G0101 service. An example would be if an established Medicare patient with chronic essential...
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/1100/p30.html
Coding & Documentation - Oct 2002 -- FPM
Oct 1, 2002 - ...99213 or 99214? Three Tips for Navigating the Coding Conundrum What Can a PA or NP Do for Your Practice? An Update on Certifying Home Health Care Editor's Collections Coding & Documentation Related Topic Searches Time-based coding MOST RECENT ISSUE Jan-Feb...
Family Practice Management : Coding & Documentation
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/1000/p23.html
An Easy Way to Analyze E/M Coding for Group Practices -- FPM
Aug 1, 2002 - The author describes how practices can analyze their CPT coding distributions and determine whether they are billing for an appropriate range of services.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/0700/p20.html
Answers to Your Questions on Solo, Idealized Practice -- FPM
May 1, 2002 - How does a solo doc with no support staff manage his referrals, order his supplies and give immunizations? Gordon Moore, MD, answers those questions and more.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/0500/p39.html
11 Tips for More Productive Billing -- FPM
Mar 1, 2002 - The author, a practice administrator, offers 10 tips for improving the efficiency of billing and collection processes.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/0300/p16.html
Test Your Coding Skills -- FPM
Feb 1, 2002 - Go head to head with our review panel in coding six troublesome progress notes.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/0200/p41.html
Letters - Feb 2002 -- FPM
Feb 1, 2002 - ...My experience is that most physicians believe a normal visit starts at 99213 and that something special must be done to get to 99214. The majority of visits to family physicians involve either working up new health problems or following up multiple medical problems. I don’t know how...
Family Practice Management : Letters
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/0200/p14.html
Monitor - Jan 2002 -- FPM
Jan 1, 2002 - ...receive small increases: 99211 (1.9 percent), 99212 (0.67 percent), 99214 (0.13 percent) and 99203 (0.56 percent). Reimbursement for code 99213 is scheduled to drop by 0.36 percent. At press time, efforts are underway in Congress to stop the reimbursement cuts and require that a new...
Family Practice Management : News Briefs
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2002/0100/p21.html