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HEALTHCARE BUSINESS MONTHLY October 2015 Coding | Billing | Auditing | Compliance | Practice Management HEALTHCARE BUSINESS MONTHLY October 2015 www.aapc.com Coding | Billing | Auditing | Compliance | Practice Management Dig Deep into Debridement: 26 Shed bad coding habits and promote healthy reporting HIPAA Police Are Coming: 50 Identify them and know what they want Cracking the Coding Code: 56 A hospital system improves revenue by supporting its coders HBM-Sep-2016-Advance-Your-Career-Full-Page-1.1-Print-Ready3.pdf 1 9/11/2015 1:14:04 PM Wanting to Advance Your Career? C M Y AAPC - Certification TM CM CIC COC CRC MY CY CMY AAPC’s CIC, COC, and CRC certifications are K the ONLY specialized inpatient, outpatient, and risk adjustment credentials offered in the business of healthcare. Professionals with one of these three specialized credentials can earn up to 61%* more than non-certified professionals. Advance your career today! Visit aapc.com/compare to learn more about AAPC's three newest credentials and how they can elevate your career and increase your earning potential. *Percentages based on 2014 Salary Survey Visit aapc.com/compare and discover which credential is right for you. Healthcare Business Monthly | October 2015 COVER | Coding/Billing | 36 Win the Coders’ Clock Game Billing time-based services won’t be an endurance race if you have a plan of action and follow the rules. Michael Strong, MSHCA, MBA, CPC, CEMC [contents] ■ Coding/Billing ■ Auditing/Compliance ■ Practice Management 22 MDM vs. Medical Necessity: 50 The HIPAA Police Are Coming 54 Customer Service: The Debate Continues Mike Semel The Key to Happy Patients Suzan Berman (Hauptman), MPM, CPC, Tracy Bird, FACMPE, CPC, CPMA, CEMC, CPC-I CEMC, CEDC [continued on next page] www.aapc.com October 2015 3 Healthcare Business Monthly | October 2015 | contents 18 ■ AAPC Chapter 42 Dual Dx Coding for Burns Association Nancy G. Higgins, CPC, CPC-I, CIRCC, 10 ICD-10 Is Here CPMA, CEMC Faith C.M. McNicholas, RHIT, CPC, CPCD, 44 STI Screening Under Medicare CDC, PCS Frank Mesaros, MPA, MT (ASCP), CPC ■ Code of Ethics ■ Auditing/Compliance 11 Ethics Update 48 Regulations that Affect Coding, Strengthens AAPC Documentation, and Payment Integrity and Professionalism Deborah Neville, RHIA, CCS-P Michael D. Miscoe, JD, CPC, CASCC, CUC, CCPC, CPCO, CPMA 48 ■ Practice Management 54 Customer Service: ■ Member Feature The Key to Happy Patients 12 Coding Builds Family Bonds Tracy Bird, FACMPE, CPC, CPMA, CEMC, CPC-I Michelle A. Dick ■ Added Edge ■ Coding/Billing 56 Cracking the Coding 16 Quick Coding for Code at Providence Women’s Preventive Services Marsha McGraw, CRHC Kerin Draak, MS, RN, WHNP-BC, CPC, CEMC, COBGC 60 Wellness Apps That Help You Regain Focus G.J. Verhovshek, MA, CPC 60 Bridget Toomey, CPC, CPB, RYT-200 18 Women’s Preventive Health Update 61 What a Good Online Coding Program Offers Sharon Thompson, MD, MPH, FACOG By Dawn Moreno, PhD, CPC, CBCS, CMAA, 26 Dig Deep into Debridement MTC, CPL, CLT Michelle Hafford, CPC 66 AAPC Raises the Bar with 30 Avoid Common 150K Member: Elena Kuklina Outpatient Coding Errors Michelle A. Dick Marianne Durling, MHA, RHIA, CDIP, CPC, CIC COMING UP: • ’95 vs. ’97 E/M DEPARTMENTS EDUCATION 7 Letter from CEO 62 Newly Credentialed Members • Annual Wellness Visits 8 Healthcare Business News • Lab Follow Ups 9 I Am AAPC • Multi-credentialed Staff • Coding Knee Procedures 11 Code of Ethics Online On the Cover: Michael Strong, MSHCA, MBA, CPC, CEMC, 33 A&P Tip Test Yourself – Earn 1 CEU explains how to bill time-based services without it becoming a coder’s www.aapc.com/resources/publications/ 47 ICD-10 Quiz endurance race. 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