Podiatry and Foot Care

Procedures and services related to the foot are very specific and can be quite confusing because of the medical necessity requirements and restrictions on the conditions that can be treated.  This conference will discuss these regu...

2019 Updates for Coding and Documentation in Psychiatry

Psychiatrists and psychologists who do psychological and neuropsychological testing services will have to implement the new changes in the codes given. The revised CPT codes are mandatory to be implemented in the testing otherwise it wi...

Top HIPAA Data Breaches for 2018: What We Have Learned About Protecting ePHI

Everyone in the healthcare industry knows about HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), that has been in effect since 1996. The goal of the legislation was fairly simple – to safeguard our patient health i...

Modifiers-How to use them correctly

There are a lot of modifiers and understanding them all can be difficult. Payers can vary in their specific rules for use of modifiers with specific HCPCS and CPT codes. We will take a deep dive into the different types of modifiers and...

HIPAA Issues with Texting and Mobile Devices in Healthcare — Meeting Privacy and Security Rule Requirements

Communications in healthcare is an increasingly complex issue. Mobile devices such as tablets and smart phones are becoming key technologies in providing healthcare services.  The use of texting is an issue of current interest as s...