When Big Discounts Become the Norm
David M. Glaser, Esq.
August 30, 2023
As much as I love a state fair, it isn’t something I write about very often, because usually, the primary risk one would associate with
As much as I love a state fair, it isn’t something I write about very often, because usually, the primary risk one would associate with
In a recent article in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine, a rheumatologist at a teaching hospital lamented about “hospital problems,” a recent phenomenon
Frequently, physician advisors are asked what value we bring to our facility. Physician advisors don’t produce billed services – a benchmark typically used by hospital
In the complex landscape of healthcare, hospital bed availability often plays a pivotal role in the effective management of patients. A crucial yet sometimes overlooked
The Mayo Clinic was among the first hospitals in the country to experiment with sending acute patients home for remote care four years ago. Now,
Last week I talked about the greater integration needed between clinical documentation integrity (CDI) and utilization review (UR), and with the nudge of Laurie Johnson,
In the ever-evolving world of healthcare coding, professionals must stay abreast of the latest updates to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification
Would a spine jack kypho only be performed in the hospital setting (IP or OP)? Have you seen it performed in the imaging global centers?
When do we report codes 0781T and 0782T?
Can we report 88141 for negative pap swears?
How should a DES stenting of the native LCx be reported when the graft is navigated to arrive at the lesion? Is this reported with 92928-LC/C9600-LC? Is there any additional code or work that can be awarded in this situation?
What is the difference between concurrent and sequential
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