Archive for the Week of September 14, 2017
Archive for the Week of September 14, 2017
Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the week of September 14, 2017.
Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during the week of September 14, 2017.
You can browse this week's archives by clicking the "More" button from any of the excerpts below.
How to Choose Between Modifiers 25 and 57
When reporting an evaluation and management (E&M) service on the same claim with another service or procedure, you must append either modifier 25 “Significant, separately identifiable evaluation and management service by the same physician or other qualified healthcare professional on the same day of the procedure or other service,” or modifier 57, “Decision for surgery” to the E&M service code. Modifier Identifies Separate Nature of E&M Service A minimal patient evaluation is necessary to determine that a prescribed treatment is appropriate to manage the patient’s condition. For example, if a patient presents for a previously scheduled injection, the provider will briefly evaluate the patient to confirm that the injection remains …
Your Medical Billing Team is The Center of Your Business
Over the past three years, I’ve really managed to shift who makes policies, enforces policies, and understand why policies are made. Often times, leaders and managers who lack either training or experience create more and more policies rather than approaching a specific person about their behavior. Typing up a policy seems the least resistant way to handle a problem. But I warn you this is the worst approach to take. When you create policies for this reason, you are stifling and handcuffing your remaining staff, who will most likely end up leaving the company due to so many rules and policies. Let’s be clear here, I love structure and process, …
