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SVS billing and coding workshop to take place Dec. 5 and 6
While a surgeon’s expertise is key to patient outcomes, coding and documenting the procedures are key to the surgeon’s payment and reimbursement. And, when it comes to billing and coding, a twist of an adage applies: What you don’t know…
Medicare E&M coding changes and EHR physician burnout
A recent article published in Vascular Specialist summarized data regarding the undeniable relationship between electronic health records (EHRs) and burnout amongst physicians. There is ample irony in the fact that a graph depicting the increased focus on “physician wellbeing” in…
Intermittent claudication and exercise therapy: A poor SET-up
Many of you may have already heard about the controversial Comparative Billing Reports (CBRs) that have been received by some of our vascular surgery colleagues. In case you haven’t, this is your chance to catch up and to prepare for…
Correct billing in severe trauma cases can be complicated
The management of the severely injured trauma patient often requires delicate coordination among multiple specialties, and multiple separate operative procedures are often necessary. In particular, the clinical management of concomitant vascular and orthopedic injuries can be complicated. As a practical…
CMS publishes 2020 round of coding changes for vascular surgeons
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided some light reading with the publication of the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems, as well as Quality Reporting Programs final rules…
Learn all about coding at webinar Jan. 22
Because the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) updates healthcare billing codes annually, vascular surgeons need to have updates as well. It is important they have the knowledge and understanding required to correctly apply these billing codes to receive…
Advocacy: Coding and Reimbursement Committee experiences lead to greater sense of awareness
As a member of the Society for Vascular Surgery’s Coding and Reimbursement Committee (two years), I have been able to attend both CPT and RUC meetings in conjunction with the American Medical Association (AMA). When I began, I had known…