CMS developed medically unlikely edits (MUE) as a way to limit the number of times a particular service is allowed to be billed by a single provider to a single patient on any given date of service. This article explains how MUEs can be used to stop errors. Note : To access this free article, make sure you first register here if you do not have a paid subscription.
With advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented intelligence enabled healthcare, the American Medical Association provided guidance outlined in Appendix S taxonomy for describing and classifying various AI applications. This article will help coders understand the AI taxonomy.
When a physician requests a consult from another physician, how can medical coders tell if the conversation counts toward the data review column in the medical decision-making table? This article provides guidance on when to count those conversations.
Clients who participated in court-ordered assisted outpatient treatments (AOT) displayed significant improvements across several outcome measures, according to a study recently published in Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice.