The Medical Minute – MMI Medical Blog
New CPT® Codes Added Due to Public Health Emergency
On September 8, 2020, the American Medical Association (AMA) announced two new Category I CPT® codes to meet the needs brought from COVID-19 and the public health emergency. The codes were approved by the CPT® Editorial Panel for immediate use throughout the public...
2021 ICD-10-CM Coding Updates
2021 ICD-10 updates are already upon us and October 1, 2020 will be here before you know it. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2021 ICD-10-CM code descriptions, tables and index, and addendum on July 1, 2020. Within the 2021 code set,...
Engaging Your Patients in the Payment Process
There are many challenges across the healthcare industry when it comes to collecting patient payments. Even in the best case scenario, once a service is completed your office has to wait a little over a month to get reimbursed from the patient’s insurance or receive a...
Telepsychiatry During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The American Psychiatric Association defines telemedicine as “the process of providing healthcare from a distance through technology, often using videoconferencing. Telepsychiatry, a subset of telemedicine, can involve providing a range of services including...
New Waiver from CMS for Rehabilitation Skilled Professionals
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is waiving the requirements that rehabilitation skilled professionals may only perform the initial and comprehensive assessment when only therapy services are ordered. This is based off of an update from May 11,...
What is the RMC Certification?
The Registered Medical Coder (RMC) Certification is a nationally recognized outpatient medical coding credential and issued by the Association of Registered Healthcare Professionals (ARHCP). The ARHCP is the certifying branch of the Medical Management Institute...
A Breakdown on COVID-19 Funding
Funding for COVID-19 seems to get more and more confusing, there’s new rules and additions to each funding program almost daily. Or at least it seems daily. It can be a challenge for your practice to keep up with the funding and payments that are all being dispersed,...
Do you want to become a Medical Coder?
Have you been thinking about becoming a medical coder, but COVID-19 put your plans on hold? Now is a better time than ever to begin training to become a coder. With COVID-19, many healthcare systems are realizing the importance of non-clinician staff, like coders and...
MMI and ARHCP issue digital credential badges through Credly!
Medical Management Institute (MMI) is excited to announce a partnership with Credly, a digital badges platform, to issue Association of Registered Healthcare Professionals (ARHCP) credentials. Members will now be able to share any of their ARHCP credentials...
What codes should you be using to report Telehealth?
Telehealth, telemedicine, and other related and interchangeable terms generally refer to the exchange of medical information by electronic communication in order to improve the patient’s health. Telehealth offers medical patients the ability to continue to care for...