The Medical Minute – MMI Medical Blog
Social Determinants of Health Codes
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) has recently become a main topic in the healthcare industry. With updates and expansions to ICD-10-CM and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), the more recent approach is to medicalize social problems....
New 2020 CPT Codes for Self-Measured Blood Pressure
Patients are now more involved in their blood pressure (BP) monitoring. This involvement from the patient makes it easier for physicians to diagnose and manage the patient’s hypertension. With 10 years of evidence from research proving the benefits of self-measured...
Medicare Denial Prevention in 2020
Medicare has issued beneficiaries their new member cards with Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers or MBI, in lieu of using their Social Security Numbers (SSN) for over two years now. In 2019, Medicare would accept either a beneficiary’s Social Security Number or their...
More on 2020 Hospital OPPS Final Rule
Read part one of this blog here. Requirements for making public all standard charges for all items and services: Hospitals must compile standard charges for all items and services offered by the hospital in an electronic file which needs to be displayed on the...
2020 Hospital OPPS Final Rule
Beginning January 1, 2021 all hospitals in the US will be required to disclose standard charges for services and items offered to their patients. Many hospitals already do this, but the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized policies that will...
The Rise of Technology in Healthcare
With the rise of technology, medical coders are scared that their positions may become obsolete within the next decade due to artificial intelligence. Less than two decades ago, patient financial records, charts, and claims filing were tracked on paper! However, even...
Codes That May Come in Handy for Thanksgiving!
ICD-10 has brought along so many codes. There are so many specific codes that may not get used throughout the year. With Thanksgiving tomorrow, it is very important to brush up on ICD-10 codes that may affect your coding or even you this Thanksgiving! When it comes...
2020 CPT Code Updates
In September 2019, the American Medical Association (AMA) announced the release of the 2020 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set. This code set contains identifiers and descriptors assigned to each surgical, medical, and diagnostic service available to...
Helpful Tips to Begin Your Medical Coding Career: Part Two
Please refer to part one of this blog post here. Once you have a credential, you’ll want to jump right in to searching for a job. To do that, you’ll need to make a resume! Be sure to mention your new credential on your resume as well. If you obtain your RMC...
Helpful Tips to Begin Your Medical Coding Career: Part One
So you’re thinking of beginning a career in medical coding, but have no idea where to begin or what the process of starting a coding career may even look like. Here are some tips to help you begin your medical coding career: The first thing you should do is some...