While most of the 2022 No Surprise act is related to surprises patient’s receive in emergency care, some parts of the act apply to outpatient care. The emergency services situations include a fairly common situation like when a patient visits a local ER (for which hospital is in network) and receives treatment from ER…
DetailsEach year additional ICD10 codes are added and some are retired. While there are a few hundred new ICD10 codes added this year, there is a select number of codes that were updated in the area of Pediatrics (about 150). The most relevant new ICD10 codes in 2022 in the area of Pediatrics include: Category…
DetailsThe US government approved the CARES Act in April 2020. Part of the initial CARES Act was to provide funds to Health and Human Services for distribution to hospitals and providers for financial relief due to the COVID19 pandemic. HHS created a Provider Relief Fund via the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Provider Relief…
DetailsPediatric Practice revenue cycle management results can be attributed to multiple stakeholders in the revenue cycle. While the Physician Xpress Account Managers and medical billing team have a significant role on managing claims, follow-up and reporting, the actions of the front desk team and the pediatric providers have an impact on the revenue cycle…
DetailsThe Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was approved by the FDA for use in children 5-11 years. Since about 1 out of 4 new COVID-19 cases are for children under the age of 18 and the previous age indication was 12 years and older, this is a very important event in the next stage of preventing…
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