The Cost of Healthcare
There’s a nice, generic blog title for ya.
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insurance
Fear And Loathing in Columbus, OH (UHC, Humana)
I am in lovely Columbus, OH, about to meet Dr. Lander, Donelle Holle, and some clients for dinner as we prepare for our pediatric coding and practice management event tomorrow morning. We obviously won’t have the crowds we get in Washington or NYC, b...
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The Worst Insurance / Fewer Primary Care Docs / PedTalk Cited!
All external references today, folks.
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Most Common Pediatric Codes
I am doing some research into the most common pediatric codes in order to set up a spread/worksheet for use during an insurane negotiation. Lots of “consultants” routinely make the mistake of suggesting that you look at your top 10 or, more daringly,...
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Vision Screening Waiver
In my final installment from Bonnie regarding screening payment challenges, here is a sample Vision Screening Waiver used in a Real Live Pediatric Practice with success. We have already reviewed an Audiogram Appeal Letter and a Typanometry Appeal Let...
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Typanometry (92567) Appeal Letter
As promised earlier, here is an excellent version of an appeal letter for bundling of the 92567 CPT code (Typanometry).
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Audiogram (92552)
Over the next 2.5 weeks, I am on vacation. Sadly, in my pathetic world, that means I will be still reading email and even, perhaps, posting to the blog. In order to stretch out my effort, I am going to run a series of quick appeal letters and a patie...
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Broken Promises
Yes, I'm breaking my promise to post the appeal letter today. However, that's not the promise for which today's entry is titled. Something more important needs to be communicated.
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Podcasts/Chip Hart
I'd like to introduce Charting the Future, a new pediatric podcast featuring independent pediatricians from around the country.
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