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Ocular Trauma: Submit Your Additional Exam Codes

MAY 12, 2021 Written By: Jennifer S Edgar, CPC, CPCO, OCS, OCSR in Billing and Coding

A sense of urgency washes over a practice when an ocular trauma patient comes in for emergency treatment. Here's how to tackle the coding aspect.

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5 Takeaways for New E/M Documentation Requirements

JAN 19, 2021 Written By: Jennifer S Edgar, CPC, CPCO, OCS, OCSR, Joy Woodke, COE, OCS, OCSR in Billing and Coding

It’s about time. After 25 years of counting elements to the history and exam components, substantial improvements have been made to the family of office-based codes for evaluation and management (E/M).

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How to Ensure Your Recordkeeping for Injections Is Complete

FEB 11, 2020 Written By: Jennifer S Edgar, CPC, CPCO, OCS, OCSR, Joy Woodke, COE, OCS, OCSR in Billing and Coding

If your ophthalmic practice performs injections, including anti-VEGF injections, then it’s not a matter of if you’ll experience a payer audit, but when. Make sure your billing records are complete.

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New in 2020: How Coding Changes Will Impact Billing

JAN 15, 2020 Written By: Jennifer S Edgar, CPC, CPCO, OCS, OCSR in Billing and Coding

It’s a new year! Beginning Jan. 1, 2020 YOs have a number of new code updates and changes to learn. Along with reviewing these updates, it’s also a good time to make your staff aware of how this will affect daily billing.

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Try the Code-a-Palooza Quiz

NOV 27, 2019 Written By: Jennifer S Edgar, CPC, CPCO, OCS, OCSR in Business and Management, Annual Meeting, Billing and Coding

Match wits with those who took the Code-a-Palooza quiz on billing and coding at AAO 2019.

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October Update: How to Interpret New ICD-10 Codes

OCT 17, 2019 Written By: Jennifer S Edgar, CPC, CPCO, OCS, OCSR in Business and Management, Billing and Coding

Each October, new and updated ICD-10 codes go into effect. Here's what's new and some tips on how to interpret these billing codes.

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3 Tips for Boosting Your Practice Management Skills at AAO 2019

SEP 17, 2019 Written By: Michael Mott in Annual Meeting, Billing and Coding, Business and Management

Starting in private or solo practice may be the most challenging task of your career – but at AAO 2019 in San Francisco, you don’t have to learn those skills alone.

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Eye Visit vs. E/M Codes: What a Difference a Code Makes

JUL 16, 2019 Written By: Jennifer S Edgar, CPC, CPCO, OCS, OCSR in Billing and Coding, Business and Management

Deciding what type of billing code to use is an essential skill for a young ophthalmologist, particularly those in private practice. The wrong code could translate into lost revenue for your practice, a claim denial and, in the worst case, a payer audit.

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YO Starter Kit for Billing and Coding

APR 09, 2019 Written By: Jennifer S Edgar, CPC, CPCO, OCS, OCSR in Business and Management, Billing and Coding

The Academy is the one-stop shop for YOs when it comes to billing and coding. If you have a question about how coding works, chances are we already have the answer. The best way to prepare is by taking a Codequest Coding Course. Not able to attend? Read and bookmark these Academy guides you can use from home.

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Coding Changes for 2019

MAR 14, 2019 Written By: Jennifer S Edgar, CPC, CPCO, OCS, OCSR, Sue J Vicchrilli, COT, OCS, OCSR in Billing and Coding, Business and Management

Each year, diagnostic code changes and updated documentation requirements can have physicians’ heads spinning. The Academy has identified three issues young ophthalmologists need to be aware of in 2019.

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