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Documentation for Mohs Surgery
- Author:
- Murad Alam, MD, MSCI
In 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a guidance to reduce reimbursement issues for Mohs micrographic surgery. Dr...
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Medically Unlikely Edits
- Author:
- Murad Alam, MD, MSCI
Medically Unlikely Edits (MUEs) are benchmarks recognized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that are designed to prevent...
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Coding for “Incident-to” Services
- Author:
- Murad Alam, MD, MSCI
Services that physicians bill to Medicare but do not perform themselves are called “incident-to” services. These services usually are performed by...
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Cloning and Chart Similarity
- Author:
- Murad Alam, MD, MSCI
Medical record documentation for evaluation and management services includes information relevant to the patient encounter. Providing identical...
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Modifier -25 Use in Dermatology
- Author:
- Murad Alam, MD, MSCI
Modifier -25 frequently is integral to the description of patient visits in dermatology. Dermatologists use modifier -25 more than physicians of...