Archive for The Day of February 20th, 2006
Archive for the Day of February 20th, 2006
Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the day of February 20th, 2006.
Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during February 20th, 2006.
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Medical Billing Critical Care Myths Take II
Medical Billing Critical Care Myths Take II There are several layers of critical care medical billing myths. Previously discussed were two myths . Now an additional three misconceptions will be brought to the forefront. Maximizing your revenue means to fully understand critical care medical billing. One common myth for critical care medical billing is that the time spent with the patient must be continuous. In reality, the physician’s time can be split up in several different chunks. For example, the doctor can visit a patient at his/her bedside for 25 minutes and later view in x-ray of that patient for ten minutes. This would count as 35 minutes for that …
Medical Billing Critical Care Myths Take I
Medical Billing Critical Care Myths Take I Critical care medical billing codes have been accused of reimbursing meager amounts of money. In fact, critical care codes can bring you a lot of money. The medical billing codes 99291-99292 can only bring proper reimbursement if you steer clear of the common pitfalls. Perhaps the most common medical billing myths in critical care is that each visit must meet every element of an evaluation and management exam. Many times this is difficult during critical visits. In reality, medical billing codes for critical care are timed based. For example, the medical billing CPT code 99291 (Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically …
