Published by Sanna Coates in Medical Coding Most of us come in contact with medical coding at some point in our lives – whether it is as physicians, medical billers, or patients. When we do, it can be helpful to know the specific purpose of each different coding system. Let’s take a look at some…
The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Administrative Simplification Standard. The NPI is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. Covered health care providers and all health plans and health care clearinghouses must use the NPIs in the administrative and financial transactions adopted under HIPAA. The…
By Tricia Marriott Global Visits: Work that must be done and would otherwise have to be handled by a physician if the practice did not employ Physician Assistants. The problem with global visits for the PA: Unfortunately, global visits have no monetary value. By performing the global work, the pa enables a physician to schedule…
RVU’s are the standard unit of measure used for most CPT codes. The RVU details the value of the service provided by the Physician, Physician Assistant or other healthcare provider. “Medicare pays physicians for services based on submission of a claim using one or more specific CPT® codes. Each CPT® code has a Relative Value…
Having hiring manager’s notice your CV among a sea of other CV’s can seem daunting. As a PA, for the most part, everyone has similar education, so it comes down to experience, CV set up, organization and ability to communicate your strengths to an employer. Present your CV in a coherent, lucid and simple manner.…
The terms ‘Curriculum Vitae’ and ‘resume’ are generally interchangeable. However, few people know that they do differ in many ways. It is true that both are lists of the most relevant information of a person pertaining to job seeking. Both are used for the same purpose – i.e. seeking employment. However, there are a few…