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A Rose by Any Other Name | EMR and Compliance

Recently, a physician told me she wasn’t copying from one note and into the current note. She was importing the entire prior note and editing it, … [Read more...]

Last revised: March 18, 2019
by Betsy Nicoletti
Tagged With: copy and paste, Documentation Guidelines, EHR, EMR, medical records, OIG

Can I Get Paid if…I Copy and Paste from a Prior Note

Coding. Why does it keep changing? The post you are looking for was out of date, so we removed it. Please see the links below for up-to-date … [Read more...]

Last revised: September 24, 2019
by Betsy Nicoletti
Tagged With: EHR, EMR

Non Face-to-Face Prolonged Service – 99358

Are you up-to-date on the requirements for non face-to-face prolonged services? This article from Betsy's signature resource Everyday Medical Coding … [Read more...]

Last revised: June 23, 2019
by Betsy Nicoletti
Tagged With: CPT® rules, E/M services, EHR, EMR, medical records, Medicare rules, prolonged services

Cloning: I Read the News Today, Oh Boy.

Certain medical stories are irresistible to the popular press: ICD-10 external cause codes that are ridiculous (W61.43XD, pecked by a turkey, … [Read more...]

Last revised: January 29, 2018
by Betsy Nicoletti
Tagged With: Cloning, CMS, copy and paste, EHR, EMR, OIG, Physician Billing, physician coding

No Chart Left Behind: Deadline to Complete Medical Records

Years ago, I worked with a physician who was chronically behind in dictating his notes.  The charts were crammed into boxes by date, lining the walls … [Read more...]

Last revised: March 11, 2019
by Betsy Nicoletti
Tagged With: Compliance, E/M other, EHR, EMR, medical records

Your HPI: it should be longer than a tweet

The history of the present illness should be longer than a tweet and twice as informative.  Any twitter users out there? If so, you know that 140 … [Read more...]

Last revised: January 29, 2018
by Betsy Nicoletti
Tagged With: Cloning, Compliance, copy and paste, Documentation Guidelines, EHR, EMR

Less is More: Don’t let your EMR run away from you

“My medical assistant populates the past medical, family and social history in every note.” Reading hundreds of medical records each month, I’ve … [Read more...]

Last revised: March 11, 2019
by Betsy Nicoletti
Tagged With: Documentation Guidelines, EHR, EMR, medical records

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Our mission is to provide accurate, comprehensive, up-to-date coding information, allowing medical practices to increase revenue, decrease coding denials and reduce compliance risk. That's what coding knowledge can do.

In 1988, CodingIntel.com founder Betsy Nicoletti started a Medical Services Organization for a rural hospital, supporting physician practice. She has been a self-employed consultant since 1998. She estimates that in the last 20 years her audience members number over 28,400 at in person events and webinars. She has had 2,500 meetings with clinical providers and reviewed over 43,000 medical notes. She knows what questions need answers and developed this resource to answer those questions. For more about Betsy visit www.betsynicoletti.com.

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