Is information blocking ever permitted according to the 21st Century Cures Act? There are several circumstances under which a health care provider could not allow a patient access to… Welcome to your billing and coding weekly solutions by American Acupuncture Read more…
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Is the 21st Century Cures Act different from HIPAA? The answer is Yes! Welcome to your billing and coding weekly solutions by American Acupuncture Council Network (AAC). Is the 21st Century Cures Act different from HIPAA? The answer is Yes! Read more…
TriWest Healthcare Alliance’s (TriWest) new claims processor – PGBA – will start accepting and processing all Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Care Network (CCN) health care claims and any remaining Patient-Centered Community Care (PC3) claims effective June 9, 2021 Read more…
The Cures Act specifies that clinical notes collected in an âelectronic formatâ must be made available in that format. Practices may continue using paper charts, thus if you are not using electronic health records… Welcome to your billing and coding Read more…
Time is now a specific parameter to choose the level of E&M and is not just time face-to-face, but represents the total provider time spent on the date of service. In Part 2 the remaining five specific examples for eligible Read more…
Cigna and ASH have now updated that the date to join their network to maintain being “in-network” which was June 1, 2021, has now been extended to September 1, 2021. (Note this does not apply to California, Oregon, Washington, and Read more…
Modifier GP is being adopted by additional carriers as a requirement for reimbursement of physical medicine services. This always therapy modifier is required by United Health and its affiliates since 2020. The modifier GP is also required for VA claims Read more…
How does time factor into choosing the correct billing code for evaluation and management (E&M)? Time is now a specific parameter to choose the level of E&M and is not just time face-to-face, but… Welcome to your billing and coding Read more…
There are several ways an acupuncturist can be paid and one of those avenues is standard health insurance. Some health insurance plans cover acupuncture… Welcome to your billing and coding weekly solutions by American Acupuncture Council Network (AAC). Are you Read more…