by Brandi Meeks | Dec 9, 2024 | Newsletter
Prescription drug management documentation continues to be a hot topic. It’s a major reason why Medicare and other payors have been down-coding E/M services. And to better understand why that is happening, we need to examine a question posed during an American Medical...
by Brandi Meeks | Sep 11, 2023 | Newsletter
How Better Communication Makes for Better Documentation September 11, 2023 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is only as good as the documentation it reads. But what does that mean? In the realm of doctor pro-fee office billing, if the documentation is unclear, AI cannot...
by Brandi Meeks | Sep 5, 2023 | Newsletter
In last week’s edition of Coffee & Coding, we began a dive into Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)—why they’re increasingly important and how they impact our work. Now let’s turn to the new rules for recording SDOH in patient encounters so you can accurately...
by Brandi Meeks | Aug 28, 2023 | Newsletter
Coding for Social Determinants of Health August 28, 2023 Here’s a sobering thought for healthcare professionals: According to the National Academy of Medicine, medical care accounts for only 10% to 20% of all health outcomes. Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)...
by Brandi Meeks | Aug 14, 2023 | Newsletter
Making Sense of the Three Most Confusing Complexity of Data Categories August 14, 2023 Based on questions from our clients and readers, there appears to be a lot of confusion about definitions and interpretations of several categories involving “Complexity of Data.”...
