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Lunch and Learn

Are you looking for an easy way to keep your staff up-to-date with coding changes? Are you concerned about accuracy and compliance issues? These brief (10-15 minute) videos can be used in staff meetings, along with the downloadable learning guides to improve coding accuracy. Members can access the videos on demand. Great for those staff members who can’t leave their desks at the time of your meeting.

Compliance Issues in HCC | Risk-adjusted diagnosis coding

Lunch and Learn  This is the second video in this series which reviews HCC diagnosis coding. The first video was the an overview, so if you didn't … [Read more...]

Overview of HCCs | Risk-adjusted diagnosis coding

Lunch and Learn  How do we get paid for physician services in medical practices? Watch this 10 minute video and download the handouts below for an … [Read more...]

Medical Decision Making | Evaluation and Management Services

Lunch and Learn Medical Decision Making is the third key component of evaluation and management services. MDM has three components: The number … [Read more...]

Documenting Exam | Evaluation and Management Services

Lunch and Learn Exam is the second key component of evaluation and management services. This short video discusses the requirements for documenting … [Read more...]

Documenting History | Evaluation and Management Services

Lunch and Learn What does a clinician need to document in the history? Is it okay to say, "non-contributory"? What if the medical assistant takes … [Read more...]

I Want to See that in Writing | Medical Coding Source Citations

Lunch and Learn  Coders are often asked to prove a coding rule to physicians and managers. Coding rules change, reimbursement rules change and … [Read more...]

Prolonged Services

Lunch and Learn There are three sets of prolonged services codes. The first set describes add-on codes to E/M services, 99354—99357. The … [Read more...]

Looking for training on the new E/M Guidelines for 2021?

"Documentation Essentials for Codes 99202-99215 in 2021" is now available!

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Defining problems using the new 2021 office visit guidelines

The AMA has developed specific definitions for … Read More...

Chronic Care Management

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Essential documentation for medication management and psychotherapy

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Insights: Changes in level of service using 2021 office visit guidelines

The American Medical Association (AMA) changed the … Read More...

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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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