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Medical Coding and Practice Management Tips & News

ENCOURAGING BOOST TO THE BOTTOM LINE: CPT 2008 revises and adds additional codes for Telephone Management and On-Line Medical Evaluations and now allows Qualified Nonphysician Healthcare Providers to bill for these services (in addition to physicians). To learn more, click here.

INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO CHRISTMAS BONUSES
Physicians may want to consider treating their office managers to a luxury retreat where they will be pampered with massages and facials in a relaxing atmosphere in addition to sharpening their management/leadership skills. It's a win-win!! Office Managers will come away refreshed with new perspective/insight. Physicians reap the benefits with improved management and deeper loyalty of staff. For more information, click here.

RAC AUDITS
The three-year demonstration recovery audits (RACs) began April 2005 in New York, California and Florida. The contractor hired to audit Florida physicians is Health Data Insights, out of Las Vegas, Nevada. These auditors will be paid based on a percentage of their recovery. Physicians are worried, as well they should be, about the "bounty hunter" concept. Bottom Line encourages physician practices to be pro-active and to develop voluntary Corporate Compliance Plans, including Billing and Reimbursement Compliance. Implementing a compliance plan may be a physician's best defense should an audit reveal less than desirable results. For more information and/or assistance with the development of your customized plan, call Kris at 386-935-1141.

Receive Reimbursement For On-line Consultations With New CPT Code!!
Effective July 1, 2004, CPT Code 0074T will enable providers to bill for On-line Consultations. It is to be used for evaluation and management service responses and related phone calls, in addition to prescription renewal and laboratory orders. The code may only be used for established patient services and requires the provider to store or print a hard copy of the on-line response for documentation in the patient's medical record.

This is great news! In 1995, Codes 99371, 99372 and 99373 were introduced to capture services for telephone management. It makes sense that providers should be reimbursed for professional services rendered on-line as well as the telephone. For more information on the telephone management codes, see the article below.

NEW!!! Package Discounts NOW AVAILABLE for On-Line Coding Assistance!
To show our appreciation to clients who frequently utilize the on-line coding assistance,
Bottom Line now extends a special savings for multiple inquiries.

Number of Inquiries	Price
1	$40
5	$175
10	$325
20	$600

Submit your coding questions on-line or by fax. Operative notes may be faxed to 386-935-1056. Inquiries purchased are valid for one full year from date of purchase. To take advantage of the discounted rates, click here to register and prepay.

It is time to update your encounter forms and fee schedules. For assistance and more information, click here.

Bottom Line is proud to announce it is now a distributor for the Alpha II Coding System Software. Alpha II is the answer for accurate, complete and compliant coding. End result: clean claims, improved A/R Management and Increased Cash Flow. For details and to order, click here

Reimbursement for Certifying/Recertifying Home Health Care! Physicians have now received a green light to seek reimbursement for certifying a patient for home health care and for recertifying the patient Continued