Coding and Billing

Dispelling Misconceptions About HCC Coding

Karyn M. Dyehouse, MD

September 2018, Vol 8, No 9 - Coding and Billing

Oncologists are operating in a whole new world as healthcare transitions to value-based care. To thrive in this emerging environment, providers must understand the many details involved in how value-based models work. Unlike fee-for-service payment models, the total cost of patient care plays a critical role in value-based reimbursement for an oncology practice. [ Read More ]

ICD-9 or ICD-10: What Is the Point?

Karna W. Morrow, CPC, RCC, CCS-P, PCS

June 2014, Vol 4, No 4 - Coding and Billing

Regardless of which version you are considering, the International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification (ICD-CM) is a morbidity classification published by the United States for classifying diagnoses and reasons for visits in all healthcare settings. ICD-CM is based on ICD, [ Read More ]

Let the Transition Begin

Karna W. Morrow, CPC, RCC, CCS-P, PCS

November 2013, Vol 3, No 7 - Coding and Billing

Train the coders: check. Update the software: check. Let the transition begin. Oh, if it were only that simple. As many practices move from planning for to actually implementing the new code set for the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth [ Read More ]