Author "Bruce Pegg"

By Bruce Pegg
In Coding
Nov 19th, 2019
PH WHO groups key to understanding I27 codes. Despite the fact that pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a “frequently identified … highly morbid condition … associated with increased mortality, hospitalizations and financial burden,” it is “rarely coded in...
By Bruce Pegg
In Billing
Aug 19th, 2019
You may think you are doing your patients a favor when you write off their copays for your providers’ services. But you may hurt yourself badly in the process if you do. That’s because your practice’s generosity in waiving a patient’s financial respon...