Coding and Billing Strategies
Need the latest Coding and Payment information? Ensure you and your staff know all the ins and outs of new, edited and deleted CPT codes for so you get paid fully and fairly for the care you provide.
Helping family physicians receive fair payment for the services they provide is a CAFP goal. Appropriate coding and billing are essential strategies for every family medicine practice. Take advantage of the excellent materials CAFP has developed on coding and billing and watch for announcements about coding and billing seminars and conference calls to further educate you and your staff on this essential practice management skill.
*NEW* Click here to view the 2011 supplement for coding and billing
Strategies for Coding, Billing and Getting Paid Appropriately - 2nd Edition
CAFP recently produced the second edition of our popular coding monograph to assist family physicians with an essential component of your day-to-day existence: coding and billing for the services you provide. Coding appropriately and accurately is essential regardless of practice setting or size. We hope you will find this to be a useful overview and an updated set of guidelines for use in your practice.
We suggest that you share this update with your entire staff. Written by coding expert Mary Jean Sage, the second edition includes 2008 updates which touch on many aspects of your practice's reimbursement management and are likely to have a positive impact on your bottom line.
Strategies for Coding, Billing and Getting Paid Appropriately:
CME Post-Test & Evaluation
This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 4 Prescribed credit hours by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Term of approval is for two-years from beginning distribution date of 1/31/2008, with option for yearly renewal.
To obtain CME credit, please complete the entire form and fax to 415-345-8668 or mail to 1520 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94109.
Guide to Responding to New Medicare Audit Program
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced it will delay the implementation of the Recovery Audit Prepayment Review Demonstration originally scheduled to begin January 1, 2012. The demonstration will allow Medicare recovery audit contractors to conduct prepayment reviews of certain types of inpatient hospital claims in 11 states: California, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas. The AHA shared several concerns with CMS about the demonstration and suggested that the implementation date be delayed. CMS said it is considering the many suggestions it received and will provide at least 30 days notice before the demonstration begins. In order to prepare for a third party audit, CAFP prepared this document as a guide when you respond to a payer’s request for documentation.
