Incentive Spirometry –Effective Tool or Unneeded Cost? By Henry Owens, BS, RRT As health care budgets continue to shrink, providers are constantly being asked to “do more with less.” And, as we’re all aware, respiratory care has not been spared the downside of budget…
AAMT’s CMT Is the Original Certification for Transcriptionists AAMT track AAMT’s CMT Is the Original Certification for Transcriptionists Linda A. Byrne, CMT Attention, medical transcriptionists! Become certified today. No exam, no waiting, no fuss, no bother. Pay the fee and get your credential. And…
Documentation in the Alternative Care Setting Cover Story Documentation in the Alternative Care Setting By Anne Miller Everybody knows that treatment options are different in this environment. Are records kept differently as well? Guided imagery. Therapeutic touch. Herbal remedies. In the past, these alternative…
Coders Can Help Avoid the ‘Red Flags’ that Signal Fraud CODING Corner Coders Can Help Avoid the ‘Red Flags’ that Signal Fraud All reimbursement management staff must take responsibility for the total ‘life cycle’ of the codes generated. Over the last few years, hospitals…
Telecommuting COVER STORY Telecommuting Eliminate commuting? No more ‘business attire?’ It sounds great on paper, but is telecommuting all it’s cracked up to be? (Editor’s Note: The following article discusses the results of the National Medical Transcription Benchmarking Study, which was co-developed by Diskriter…
Welcome to the Next Level (In Accreditation, That Is) Welcome to the Next Level (In Accreditation, That Is) It isn’t a bird; it isn’t a plane; and it isn’t an antelope, either. It’s the Joint Commission’s ORYX Initiative. By Anne Miller ADVANCE Assistant Editor…
Hospital Outpatient Modifiers Can Now Be Used for Medicare Claims Hospital Outpatient Modifiers Can Now Be Used for Medicare Claims By Rita A. Scichilone, MHSA, RRA, CCS Special to ADVANCE CPT modifiers have long been used by physicians to describe specific circumstances related to…
Learning How to Use CPT Modifiers on UB-92 Claims CODING Corner Learning How to Use CPT Modifiers on UB-92 Claims As explained in the Coding Corner column that appeared in the Sept. 29, 1997, issue of ADVANCE for Health Information Professionals, now is the…
Comparing Flutter Device to IPV By Charles R. Miller, MS, RRT Traditionally, chest physical therapy (CPT) has been used in patients with diseases associated with production of copious secretions and atelectasis. However, an extensive review of CPT by Eid et al.1 shows CPT has only a…
COVER STORY After 75 Years, the ARRT Has a Rich History and a Bright Future By Scott Hatfield ADVANCE Marketing Technology Editor The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) has changed its logo as part of the organization’s 75th anniversary. Technologists who have attended…