Orthopedic Coding Alert

12 monthly issues / 12 pages or month each issue / 12 months + member access to online archive + extras
Approved for 10 AAPC CEUs
ASIN: B000071H6C
Coding Institute / Eli Healthcare

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It is full of expert and up-to-date advice that is detailed, understandable and immediately useable. It help your office to ethically optimize your claims reimbursement and cut down on delays and denials.

You and your staff will be assured that you are properly coding for such services as x-rays, E/M, draining procedures, injections, fracture treatments, electric stimulation therapy, knee and hip replacements, and many more valuable topics. These credible coding experts comprise this publication's editorial board:

Dari Bonner, CPC, CPC-H, CCS-P, President, XACT Coding & Reimbursement, FL
Catherine Brink, CMM, CPC, President, HealthCare Resource Management, NJ
Mary Falbo, MBA, CPC, President, Millennium Healthcare Consulting, PA
Karen Faler, RN, C-ONC, Past President, National Association of Orthopedic Nurses
Leslie Follebout, CPC, Coding Supervisor, Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates, MD
Elizabeth Fulton, CCP, CPC, CCS-P, Coding Supervisor, Orthopedic Specialists of the Carolinas
Annette Grady, CPC, CPC-H, Eide Bailey, ND
James Guerra, MD, FACS, Medical Director, Naples Community Hospital Sports Medicine Program and Collier Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Center, FL
Barry Haitoff, CHBME, President, Medical Management Corporation of America, NY
Murphy Hanley, DPM, CHCQM, VP, PodiCare Management Services, FL
Douglas Jorgensen, DO, CPC, Chairman, Osteopathic Medical Economics Committee, AAO
Cathy Klein, LPN, CPC
Paul Kosmafka, BS, MD, CodingLine, Orthopedic Surgeon
William Mallon, MD, Medical Director, Triangle Orthopaedic Associates, NC
Janet McDiarmid, CMM, CPC, MPC, Past President, AAPC
David McKenzie, Director of Reimbursement, American College of Emergency Physicians
Ron Nelson, PA-C, Past President, American College of Physician Assistants
Denise Paige, CPC, Coding Manager, Beach Orthopedic Associates, President, AAPC Long Beach Chapter, CA
Stanley Szelazek, BBA, CPC, CCP, Certified Orthopedic Proficient, Compliance Officer, Lighthouse Orthopedic Associates
Susan Turney, MD, FACP, Wisconsin Medical Society, WI

Reading of this newsletter has been approved by the American Academy of Professional Coders for up to 10 CEUs. When you subscribe to this monthly print newsletter, you will also receive these extras:

member access to all archived editions of this publication online. This will allow you to search the database by keyword;
member access to coding discussion groups in your coding specialty. This allows you to ask advice in real time from others in your field.

The Coding Institute, located in Washington DC, is a fast-growing well-respected national medical newsletter publishing company catering to the needs of physicians, hospitals, and their medical practice staff. When you subscribe to this publication, you will be part of an exciting nationwide group of coders, office managers, experts and consultants all interested in enhancing their coding and reimbursement knowledge. The Coding Institute is part of Eli Research. Eli Research is a research and information company with over 60 publications serving core markets of health care, law and financial services. They currently serve a reader base of over 100,000 business executives nationwide, 80 percent of whom are top officers at their respective companies. Their roots go back to 1947 with the founding of Medicine and Health -- the oldest health policy newsletter in the country. They acquired the Washington DC-based Health Care Information Center, including Medicine and Health and 30 other titles formerly published by Faulkner and Gray. They have focused exclusively on providing high-quality news and analysis for professionals who need critical news and information to survive and prosper. They have distinguished themselves from other publishers by providing intelligent analysis of new strategies, rather than simply reporting on industry development.

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Please remember that the government no longer allows a grace period for annual code sets. The new HIPAA Transaction and Code Set Rule requires providers to use national medical code sets that are valid at the time that a service is provided. ICD-9-CM code revisions become effective October 1st each year while CPT and HCPCS code revisions become effective January 1st. In order for you to meet this requirement, you must have the revised CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-9-CM codes in your possession before the implementation dates. The best way to do this is to order your code books early. See more coding resources here.

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