Barbara Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CPC-I, CENTC, CPCO – Page 6

Technology Outlook in Health: 2019

January 14, 2019January 31, 2019Barbara Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CPC-I, CENTC, CPCONo Comments

A lot of things are happening on the technology front in healthcare. These changes will impact medical coding and billing, compliance, and practice management. Health Technology – Amazon It starts with Amazon’s announcement that they are going to join… For more, read here: AAPC Blog

Healthcare Job Growth Greatest in 2018

January 7, 2019Barbara Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CPC-I, CENTC, CPCONo Comments

Those starting out in medical coding, billing, and management may question their move at times as they find it difficult to find a job without a depth of experience. But you may wan… For more, read here: AAPC Blog

Requirements for Reporting Allergy Services Are Nothing to Sneeze At

December 1, 2018January 7, 2019Barbara Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CPC-I, CENTC, CPCONo Comments

Make sure your practice is billing testing and immunotherapy preparation and provision correctly. Allergy services are on the radar of third-party payer investigation units because they have found that many practices code and bill these services wrong… For more, read here: AAPC Blog

Final PFS Rule: Documentation

November 28, 2018January 7, 2019Barbara Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CPC-I, CENTC, CPCONo Comments

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) held an open door forum last week to review the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rule for 2019, including proposals that will be deferred until 2021 as part of the Patients over Paperwork initiative. … For more, read here: AAPC Blog

CMS Resurrects Bundled Payments

November 16, 2018January 7, 2019Barbara Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CPC-I, CENTC, CPCONo Comments

CMS has said they plan on rolling out mandatory Medicare bundled payment models for cancer, and they are going to reconsider voluntary cardiac care bundled models, even though they had decided that cardiac care bundled care would not work. Bundled Mo… For more, read here: AAPC Blog

Millennials and Their Healthcare Access

November 15, 2018January 7, 2019Barbara Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CPC-I, CENTC, CPCONo Comments

Millennials, those born between 1980 and around 2000, access healthcare differently. Are you aware of their habits? Here’s an example. Millennials look for convenience and price transparency along with the fast service. This challenges the trad… For more, read here: AAPC Blog

No Changes to E/M Payment Until at Least 2021

November 2, 2018Barbara Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CPC-I, CENTC, CPCONo Comments

The 2019 Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program final rule has come out. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced they are not going to make changes to payment for E/M until at least 2021. CMS Administrator Seema V… For more, read here: AAPC Blog

ICD-11 Includes New Sections, Benefits

October 28, 2018November 2, 2018Barbara Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CPC-I, CENTC, CPCONo Comments

As we all just implemented ICD-10 changes for 2019, ICD-11 is being worked on. Don’t worry, it is not going to be implemented next year, but it is being planned for some time after 2022, which is actually not very far away. We will have just gotten us… For more, read here: AAPC Blog

Appeals Backlog Gone in 4 Years: Medicare

October 28, 2018November 2, 2018Barbara Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CPC-I, CENTC, CPCONo Comments

By law, the Administrative Law Judge level of Appeals has 90 days to resolve appeals submitted to the ALJ level. However, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) has been unable to keep up with the numb… For more, read here: AAPC Blog

Anthem Pays Largest HIPAA Fine

October 26, 2018November 2, 2018Barbara Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CPC-I, CENTC, CPCONo Comments

Anthem paid a $16 million settlement resulting from a series of attacks in both 2014 and 2015 that had the potential to expose personal health information (PHI) of 79 million people. Although they paid the $16 million settlement, Anthem does not adm… For more, read here: AAPC Blog