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Author: Keisha Wilson CCS, CPC, CRC, CPB, CPMA, AAPC Approved Instructor May is Mental Health Awareness Month! We continue to bring awareness to mental health, documentation, and coding for these services.  Per the CDC, more than 1 in 5 US adults live with a mental illness.  Over 1 in 5 youth (ages 13-18), either currently or at …

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Psychotherapy in 2023

Author: Keisha Wilson CCS, CPC, CRC, CPB, CPMA, AAPC Approved Instructor May is Mental Health Awareness Month! What better time to bring awareness to mental health and discuss documenting and coding for these services and the recent OIG (Office of Inspector General) audit?   Mental health continues to plague millions of adolescents and adults in the United States …

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Documenting & Coding Advance Care Planning

Author: Keisha Wilson CCS, CPC, CRC, CPB, CPMA, AAPC Approved Instructor What is Advanced Care Planning? Discussing end-of-life decisions with patients and their family members or caregivers can be difficult and uncomfortable. However, it is essential when patients face chronic conditions that may not allow them to decide on their own one day.  Advance care planning (ACP) …

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Parkinson’s Awareness Month!

Author: Keisha Wilson CCS, CPC, CRC, CPB, CPMA, AAPC Approved Instructor April is Parkinsons Awareness Month! Approximately 10 million people in the world have Parkinson’s. Parkinson’s disease is a chronic, progressive, systemic and debilitating neurodegenerative condition of the brain with symptoms such as tremors, movement and balance difficulties, and a wide range of associated manifestations such as: …

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Understanding Incident to Services

BLOG / By Keisha Wilson Author: Keisha Wilson CCS, CPC, CRC, CPB, CPMA, AAPC Approved Instructor Incidents to Services and Split Shared Services often need clarification for many.  Our last article, “Split or Shared Services in 2023”, detailed what Split Shared Services are.  This article will discuss Incidents to Services, guidelines, and providers that can bill for the services.  …

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Split or Share Services in 2023

Author: Keisha Wilson CCS, CPC, CRC, CPB, CPMA, AAPC Approved Instructor In recent years there has been an increase in the hiring of NPPs (Non-Physician Practitioners), also known as APP (Advanced Practitioner Professionals), to lessen physician burden and burnout.  Organizations and private practices have employed NPP/APPs to assist providers with seeing patients and managing their care.  When …

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Coding Prolonged Service Time in 2023

Author: Keisha Wilson CCS, CPC, CRC, CPB, CPMA, AAPC Approved Instructor Some providers have never heard of or utilized prolonged service codes, and others have been utilizing and billing prolonged services for many years. In recent years, AMA (American Medical Association) has added, deleted and revised several codes to ensure accurate coding and reporting of prolonged service …

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February is American Heart Month

Author: Keisha Wilson CCS, CPC, CRC, CPB, CPMA, AAPC Approved Instructor February is American Heart Month! Many heart conditions/diseases affect our patient population, but this blog post will highlight heart failure.  Heart failure, also known as congestive heart failure? According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), about 6.2 million adults in the United States have heart …

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What To Expect With Telehealth Now That We’re At The End Of The PHE?

Updated: 5/1/2023 Author: Keisha Wilson CCS, CPC, CRC, CPB, CPMA, AAPC Approved Instructor On January 11, 2023, HHS extended the PHE (Public Health Emergency) for another 90 days; many saw this coming as there was a rise in COVID-19 cases over the holiday season and with a new variant on the horizon.  Others were annoyed over the …

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