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Medical Coding Pro-Tips for Improving Your Work-Life Balance

New 🎙 Episode

Episode 69 will cover Medical Coding Pro-Tips for Improving Your Work-Life Balance

1. Recognize the importance of balance

2. Calendar block for both work and life

3. Establish boundaries

4. The Pomodoro method works

5. Work smarter, not harder

6. Unplug from the world

7. Prioritize your health

8. Learn to say no and be guilt free about it

9. Everyone needs a break from the status quo

10. No one has a perfect work-life balance

New 🎙 Episode #AlphaMonday

Episode 68 will cover Medical Coding Pro-Tips for Navigating Gender Dysphoria Coding and Reporting

1. Understand the clinical definition of Gender Dysphoria

2. Terminology matters

3. The Affordable Care Act transformed treatment for Gender Dysphoria Patients

4. Medical necessity trumps everything

5. Establish workflows and protocols for recording data for Gender Dysphoria Patients

6. Know the appropriate ICD-10-CM Codes for Gender Dysphoria Patients

7. Report appropriate comorbidities

8. Understand the most common services reported for Gender Dysphoria Patients

9. Know what procedures are considered cosmetic for Gender Dysphoria Patients

10. Append the KX Modifier when appropriate

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Episode 67 will cover Medical Coding Pro-Tips for Navigating Remote Patient Monitoring in 2021

1. Understand the goals of remote patient monitoring

2. Patient consent is required

3. RPM can be ordered and billed only by Physicians or NPPs

4. RPM is not exclusive to chronic care patients

5. There must be an established Patient-Physician/Provider relationship after the PHE expires

6. Biometric data transmission must be electronically collected

7. Know the RPM codes

8. Understand the interactive communication requirement

9. RPM Devices must meet the FDA’s definition of a medical device

10. RPM reporting should be patient-specific