by Medical Management Institute | Feb 5, 2021 | Healthcare, Medical Coding, MMI Blog
Employers provide measures of success for coders. Most of the time they are productivity, or how many charts they can get code in a certain time, and efficiency, the quality of coding in the charts completed. In the end, most employers want an effective and productive... 
by Medical Management Institute | Oct 30, 2020 | Medical Coding, MMI Blog
In the last week of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it is never too late to review codes for alternative testing and imaging for breast cancer! For the people with a breast cancer diagnosis or for those with a high risk of breast cancer, magnetic resonance imaging... 
by Medical Management Institute | Oct 23, 2020 | Medical Coding, MMI Blog
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and it’s a great time to review codes for breast imaging. Mammography The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recognizes CPT® mammography codes. For mammography screenings, use the codes in the tables below. Just... 
by Whitney Huff | May 1, 2020 | Medical Coding, MMI Blog
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... 
by Whitney Huff | Apr 10, 2020 | Medical Coding, MMI Blog
Two new HCPCS Level II codes became effective March 1, 2020 for specimen collection COVID-19 testing for clinical diagnostic laboratories. G2023 Specimen collection for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), any... 
by Whitney Huff | Jan 10, 2020 | Medical Coding, MMI Blog
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.... 