Dear Mr. Pew:
I am a legal secretary who has been in search of a new career. For the past 28 months, I have completed AHIMA's Coding Basics Program, passed the CCA, CPC and CPC-H and presently prepa... [ Read More ]
Hello fellow chapter officers,
Below is a letter you can tweak and share with your chapter members. It is written in an effort to help provide information on the importance of coders attending the A... [ Read More ]
Please feel free to use the letter below to help explain to your employer why attending the 18th AAPC National Conference is so important.
FROM: Savannah Chapter of the American Academy of Profession... [ Read More ]
A VERY POSITIVE CHANGE
A note from our President
Our chapter has some exciting news to share with you! Expanding from our January meeting, we have decided to change our educational format. In addit... [ Read More ]
Hello all!
We had a terrific meeting last week! Faye Grile, CPC, was excellent in her presentation on E&M Coding! After her detailed discussion of E&M coding, she walked us through three case scenar... [ Read More ]
In my last blog Special Rules Apply to Endoscopic Sinus Surgeries I discussed the change to the Multiple Endoscopy Rule for multiple surgeries when performed within the family of endoscopic sinus code... [ Read More ]
AAPCs coding expert Raemarie Jimenez gives you the scoop on next years updates. Code update season is always an exciting time of year. With it brings new revised and deleted CPT codes and coding guide... [ Read More ]
2018 brings us new functional endoscopic sinus surgery codes FESS which bundle a total ethmoidectomy with both a frontal sinusotomy and a sphenoidotomy with and without removal of tissue. 2018 CPT als... [ Read More ]
Recognize the signs and symptoms of this disease in women. September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness month a perfect time to learn more about this devastating disease. Ovarian cancer ranks fifth... [ Read More ]
Good documentation and a thorough understanding of anatomy and procedures will help you accurately code this service. By Laurette Pitman RN CPCH CGIC CCS Anyone who has had chronic sinus infections kn... [ Read More ]
