E/M Coding Newsletter
Coffee & Coding
Why Would Patients with Chest Pain Need Diapers? It Depends.
Once, when I was working with a DME company, I noticed what seemed to be a bizarre pattern in the medical records. All patients with a diagnosis of...
Why Coders and Physicians Shouldn’t Be Scared of AI
Halloween Edition: Why Coders and Physicians Shouldn’t Be Scared of AI October 30, 2023 Halloween week is here, so as you settle in with a cup of...
Sneak Peek at CPT Changes: Part II
Sneak Peek at CPT Changes: Part II October 23, 2023 Last week, we began highlighting some of the key changes in the new CPT codes for 2024. This...
CPT Changes for 2024: A Sneak Peek
CPT Changes for 2024: A Sneak Peek October 16, 2023 As of October 1, the ICD-10 changes for 2024 became active. But we are still being teased with...
Open Doors to Better Coding (and Revenue Cycle Performance)
We’ve just reviewed the approximately 350 ICD-10 coding additions for 2024. Next week, we’ll dive into the new list of CPT code changes. This is the...
ICD-10 Diagnosis changes for 2024, part 3
2024 ICD-10 Diagnosis Changes, Part III October 2, 2023 Nothing will make you appreciate the sheer number of coding changes and updates for the...
ICD-10 Diagnosis changes for 2024, part 2
2024 ICD-10 Diagnosis Changes, Part II September 25, 2023 In last week’s Coffee & Coding, we highlighted two sections of the new ICD-10 codes...
ICD-10 updates: What you need to know
Coming October 1: 2024 ICD-10 Diagnosis Changes September 18, 2023 This time of year can be stressful for providers and coders. It is a time when...
How Communication Makes for Better Documentation
How Better Communication Makes for Better Documentation September 11, 2023 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is only as good as the documentation it...
Coding for Social Determinants of Health: The New Rules for 2023 (“Z” codes)
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...