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That’s final, and I mean it! | Physician Final Rule

If you haven't signed up already, register for the 2021 Final Rule Webinar here Overview of the 2021 calendar year Physician Fee Schedule Final … [Read more...]

CMS’s 2021 Proposed Physician Rule | Webinar

Recorded on August 27th, 2020 The proposed rule was released a month later than usual, but is packed with policy changes and news. CMS confirms, … [Read more...]

Teaching Physician Rules – Evaluation and Management Services

CMS policy update: E/M services performed under the teaching physician rules Download this teaching physician rules quick reference sheet for a … [Read more...]

Teaching Physician and Resident Specialty | Medicare Teaching Physician Rules

Question: Can a teaching physician from one specialty supervise a resident in a different specialty. Answer: Although CMS updated the rules … [Read more...]

Teaching Physician – Primary Care Exception

CMS updated the teaching physician rules in 2019, and this article reflects the change. On April 26, 2019 CMS released Transmittal 4283. The … [Read more...]

Secrets of the Medicare Fee Schedule

The Medicare Fee Schedule is much more than Relative Value Units! It is the source of global days and status indicators. It tells if a service can be … [Read more...]

Skype ≠ Telemedicine

I got a call from a vendor trying to develop a video conferencing product for a physician to use to talk to a patient who is at home. He said “I’m … [Read more...]

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.