By Melody Mulaik Patient relationship categories and modifiers have been around for a number of years, but their utilization is not mandatory,...
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Waste Not
By Melody Mulaik It is easy to focus on big dollar items when looking for potential lost revenue in an imaging center or department, but sometimes it is the little things...
Order Up!
By Melody Mulaik A good new year’s resolution is to ensure that all your current processes are compliant and reviewing orders is a great place to start. Understanding when...
Coding Certifications
By Melody Mulaik There is always a lot of discussion in the health care industry about the need for “certified” coders and the potential benefits to health care entities...
E/M Opportunities?
By Melody Mulaik One of the big items of discussion this year are the upcoming changes to Evaluation & Management (E/M) coding documentation and reimbursement. All...
AUC Pivot
By Melody Mulaik The testing period for Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) implementation is almost over – well not quite. While there was no information in the Centers for...
PET/CT or PET and CT?
By Melody Mulaik Positron emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear medicine study that creates cross-sectional tomographic (3D) images of the metabolic activity in the...
Time to Re-evaluate your E/M Options
By Melody Mulaik Sweeping changes are coming for Evaluation & Management (E/M) guidelines in 2021 and this is causing many radiology practices to re-evaluate their...
Get Credit for Your Duplex
By Melody Mulaik A duplex scan is a type of ultrasound exam designed to evaluate the pattern and direction of blood flow in arteries and/or veins. A duplex scan includes...
Edits Take 2!
By Melody Mulaik We discussed some crazy new 2020 edits in a previous column and, fortunately, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) made some course...
