by Melodie Trinidad | Jul 3, 2023 | Newsletter
Answering Your Questions about Lab Tests July 3, 2023 In this week’s Coffee & Coding, we tackle an intriguing question posed by a reader—a question that I’m sure many of us have contemplated at some point: Can lab and radiological tests that are...
by Melodie Trinidad | Jun 26, 2023 | Newsletter
Overcoming Your “Level 5” Fears, Part II June 26, 2023 To almost quote a famous president, the only thing to fear about Level 5 is fear itself — PROVIDED that you document, document, document. In the previous edition of Coffee & Coding, we debunked some of the...
by Lindsey Shuman | Jun 19, 2023 | Newsletter
Overcoming Your “Level 5” Fears June 19, 2023 I have found that there are two types of physicians: Those who shy away from using the 99205/99215 codes—”the dreaded Level 5”—for fear of triggering audits; and Those who use these codes as often as possible. WHICH...
by Lindsey Shuman | Jun 12, 2023 | Newsletter
Coding by Time June 12, 2023 The most common questions we receive from physicians and nurse practitioners involve the second major component in medical decision-making: documenting the total time for evaluation and management (E/M) services provided on the day of the...
by Lindsey Shuman | Jun 5, 2023 | Newsletter
Clarifying Diagnosis Definitions for Medical Decision-Making June 5, 2023 Having a clear understanding of diagnosis definitions is obviously important to medical decision-making, accurate documentation, and reimbursement. Unfortunately, the guidelines in the AMA...
by Lindsey Shuman | May 29, 2023 | Newsletter
Assessing Moderate-Level 4 Risk in Medical Decision-Making Monday, May 29, 2023 In the previous issue of Coffee & Coding, we reviewed Low Level 3 MDM. Now let’s review Moderate Level 4. Let’s start with the guidelines listed by AMA: Moderate 1 or more...
