The Other E/M Codes

There are many codes considered Evaluation and Management services that are not used as frequently as the office/outpatient and hospital inpatient codes.  This webinar will discuss E/M codes that can either be reported separately, ...

HIPAA vs. SAMHSA 42 CFR Part 2 -Managing Disclosures of Substance Use Disorder Information

This session focuses on the issues of managing disclosures of health information when it may involve substance use disorder treatment information.  HIPAA allows a number of disclosures without consent that SAMHSA prohibits without ...

Are You Empowering Paper(less)?

Offices that want to be sustaining in the world of technology have already started the paperless process. While being 100% paperless in all circumstances isn't effective, anything that is produced in paper should also have an electr...

Transitions in Care – A Key Role for RN Case Managers and Social Workers

Transitional planning has become more than just the movement of the patient out of the hospital.  It is a “process” that starts at the point of admission and follows through to the community and the post-acute care prov...

Are You Applying Modifiers Correctly?

There are modifiers available to use in the CPT® and the HCPCS manual.  There are modifiers that can only be used with visits, and other modifiers that are relative to surgical procedures, and others that involve DME and diagno...