Pulmonology Coding Alert
Remember Supervision Requirements for NPs
Question: Maine Subscriber Beware: But when these practitioners personally perform and bill for these diagnostic tests as listed in the Balanced Budget of Act of 1997, the supervision rules do not apply. An NP or PA may perform diagnostic tests as long as he follows the state scope-of-practice laws and the applicable state requirements for physician supervision/collaboration
Pulmonology Coding Alert
- Look at Diagnosis, Payer to Code Kick-the-Habit Session
CPT to include smoking-cessation codes in 2008 Because no global rules exist for reporting smoking-cessation [...] - Get the Truth on 4 PQRI Myths
Reporting the voluntary measures might financially benefit your practice Before you let enrollment and applicability [...] - 1 Do, 1 Don't Can Help You Dodge Critical Care Mistakes
Patient condition, not location, drives proper coding When your pulmonologist provides critical care outside the [...] - Reader Question:
Check Physician Involvement Before Coding Shot
Question: An established patient with intrinsic asthma comes to the office for an evaluation and [...] - Reader Question:
ABN May Be Necessary on Spirogram Screen
Question: We're being asked to perform screening spirograms on patients under consideration for inhaled insulin. [...] - Reader Question:
Remember Supervision Requirements for NPs
Question: If a nurse practitioner (NP) or physician assistant (PA) performs a diagnostic test that [...] - Reader Question:
Document All Physician Activities During CPO Service
Question: When the pulmonologist performs monthly care plan oversight (CPO) for a Medicare patient, does [...] - You Be the Coder:
Patients With Emphysema Symptoms
Question: During an initial consultation with a new patient complaining of wheezing and breathlessness, the [...]
