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A practice-operations walkthrough of the 99203 CPT code: how level selection gets documented, who touches the claim, and the BAA, access, and minimum-necessary duties that follow the chart out the door.
Carl B. Johnson
Remote monitoring management time still shows up in comp true-ups and payer audits three years later. Here's how to verify the 99457 work RVU, assign credit correctly, and control the vendor-held time logs behind the claim.
Carl B. Johnson
Two years after Medicare turned on payment for G2211, most practices are either underreporting it or appending it reflexively. Here's the operational workflow, the modifier traps, and the vendor and records-handling exposure that comes with it.
Carl B. Johnson
Upper respiratory claims spike every January, and each one carries diagnosis data through your clearinghouse, billing vendor, and portal. Here's how to keep the coding workflow and the privacy controls aligned.
Carl B. Johnson
The CY2020 Physician Fee Schedule final rule set the work RVU for remote physiologic monitoring treatment management and loosened supervision rules. Here is what that means for your staffing math, your time logs, and your vendor list.
Carl B. Johnson
A payer letter asking for 60 charts is a coding problem and a privacy problem at the same time. Here's how to build a modifier 25 audit-response workflow that protects both your revenue and your PHI disclosure trail.
Carl B. Johnson
A practice-operations walkthrough of the 99204 CPT code: how new-patient status gets verified, how time and MDM documentation is captured, and which vendors touch that note before it becomes an audit exhibit.
Carl B. Johnson
Hypertension is one of the highest-volume diagnoses in ambulatory care, which makes the high blood pressure ICD 10 code family a records-handling problem as much as a billing one. Here's the workflow, the vendor exposure, and the requests you'll field.
Carl B. Johnson
A practice-operations guide to the ICD-10-CM code families that cover diarrhea, the documentation chain your staff owns, and the BAA, minimum-necessary, and records-request duties that attach the moment a code leaves the chart.
Carl B. Johnson
A practical scribe definition for practice administrators — what scribes may document, how attestation should work, and whether your scribe vendor is a workforce member or a business associate.
Carl B. Johnson