Dec 12, 2016What's New in Chronic Pain for 2017**This article was revised to correct the descriptions of the new interlaminar epidural codes that were incorrectly defined in the...
Dec 7, 2016CMS Requires Surgeon to Document Reason for Post-op Pain BlockChapter 2 of the National Correct Coding Initiative states, “Postoperative pain management services are generally provided by the surgeon...
Sep 29, 2016Billing Psychological Tests under CPT code 96103Many pain groups bill 96103 for computerized testing of patients. The scope of what constitutes a valid use of 96103 has been in...
Sep 29, 2016May a Billing Company Withhold a Client's PHI?The last sentence of the prior article was partially incomplete. This is the corrected version. The OCR recently released a FAQ...
Sep 6, 2016Coding a Fascia Iliaca Acute Pain BlockThe AMA has provided guidance as to how to code a fascia iliaca acute pain block. Based on the anatomy involved, and physicians'...
Sep 6, 2016FCA Liability for Too Many Drug ConfirmationsOn August 31, 2016, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida issued a press release stating that Coastal Spine and...
Jul 20, 2016$2.7 Million HIPAA SettlementOregon Health & Science University (OHSU) has agreed to pay $2.7 million to the OCR for 3 HIPAA violations that it self-reported,...