by Kate Hutchison | Mar 31, 2026 | All Posts
Time-based E/M coding can be tricky, and audits often reveal a common mistake: including separately reported services in the total time. CPT® guidelines are clear—time spent on other billable services, travel, or general teaching unrelated to the patient’s management...
by Haugen Academy | Mar 17, 2026 | All Posts
New CDI-specific education helps align clinical indicators, provider documentation, and compliant coding practices. [Denver, CO] — [March 17, 2026] — Haugen Academy has expanded its education portfolio to include clinical documentation integrity (CDI)-specific...
by Deanna Upston | Feb 27, 2026 | All Posts
Accurate coding for adjacent tissue transfer procedures (CPT® 14000–14032) is essential—but are your operative reports giving payors what they need? Recent client questions and claim denials highlight a common documentation gap that coders should address. ...
by Shea Lunt | Dec 9, 2025 | All Posts
A recent OIG audit found that a Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) paid physicians for anesthesia services administered during facet joint injection sessions—even when documentation did not support medical necessity. The report estimates Medicare could have...
by Shea Lunt | Oct 2, 2025 | All Posts
As of October 1, 2025, the much-talked-about Medicare telehealth flexibilities are no more. With Congress failing to pass a FY 2026 spending bill, the government shutdown triggered a snap rollback to the restrictive pre-pandemic rules for Medicare. That means:...
by Mary Beth Haugen | Oct 2, 2025 | All Posts
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming industries at an unprecedented pace, and healthcare is at the center of that evolution. For medical coders, the rise of AI often sparks anxiety. Will technology replace us? But the truth is far more promising: AI is not the...
