Welcome to the Alpha Coding Podcast series with your host, Toni Elhoms, CCS, CPC, CPMA, CRC, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer!

Episode 52 will cover Medical Coding Pro-Tips for Navigating Incident-To Compliance

1. Understand the application of incident-to rules

2. Know the different types of supervision guidelines

3. State laws dictate provider scope of practice rights

4. Understand the financial incentives related to incident-to

5. Provider Credentialing must be setup correctly from the beginning

6. New patients can never be reported under incident-to

7. Incident-to rules do not apply in the hospital

8. Payer policies tend to vary on incident-to

9. Know how to audit for incident-to compliance

10. The incident-to rules are antiquated and desperately need reform

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Welcome to the Alpha Coding Podcast series with your host, Toni Elhoms, CCS, CPC, CPMA, CRC, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer!

Episode 51 will cover Medical Coding Pro-Tips for Mastering Prolonged Services in 2021

1. Know the different types of Prolonged services

2. Understand the new time-based coding methodology

3. Know how to apply the new Prolonged service codes

4. Verify payer policies on Prolonged services

5. Audit Prolonged services regularly

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Welcome to the Alpha Coding Podcast series with your host, Toni Elhoms, CCS, CPC, CPMA, CRC, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer!

Episode 50 will cover Medical Coding Pro-Tips for Leveling Up in 2021

1. Create your vision board for 2021

2. A new year won’t make a new you

3. You will fail your way to success

4. Get comfortable being uncomfortable

5. Work on mastering yourself

6. Stop blaming other people for your life

7. Recognize that there is no loss in going for it

8. Control your inner dialogue

9. Proclaim your destiny

10. Avoid the pain of regret

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Welcome to the Alpha Coding Podcast series with your host, Toni Elhoms, CCS, CPC, CPMA, CRC, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer!

Episode 49 will cover Medical Coding Pro-Tips for Passing the CPMA Exam

1. Know your regulatory guidelines

2. You will need a working knowledge of E/M Auditing

3. You will need a working knowledge of SX Auditing

4. You will need a working knowledge of NCCI edits and MUEs

5. Study Infusion Coding

6. Study statistically valid sampling methodologies

7. Understand the application of controlling standards vs. persuasive standards

8. Read the AAPC CPMA study guide from cover to cover

9. Take the practice exams

10. Believe in YOURSELF

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Welcome to the Alpha Coding Podcast series with your host, Toni Elhoms, CCS, CPC, CRC, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer!

Episode 48 will cover Medical Coding Pro-Tips for Managing Conflict in the Workplace

1. Conflict comes with the territory

2. Don’t take it personally

3. Don’t react impulsively

4. Address the issue privately

5. Use active listening in the discussion

6. Attack the problem, not the person

7. Paraphrase your understanding of what was said

8. Be mindful of your body language

9. Recognize that every conflict will not be resolvable

10. The power is in the follow-up

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Welcome to the Alpha Coding Podcast series with your host, Toni Elhoms, CCS, CPC, CRC, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer!

In episode 47, we sit down with special guest, Dr. Burton Bentley II, CEO of Elite Medical Experts in Tucson, AZ. Dr. Bentley is a Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Physician and nationally recognized expert on medical liability, informed consent, and complex issues related to Medicine, Business & Law. After 21 years practicing Emergency Medicine, Dr. Bentley shares his best Pro-Tips for Navigating Emergency Medicine.

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Welcome to the Alpha Coding Podcast series with your host, Toni Elhoms, CCS, CPC, CRC, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer!

In episode 46, we sit down with special guest, Sarah Ragan, President of the Daytona Beach, FL AAPC Chapter, Coding Instructor at Daytona College, and seasoned Family Medicine Coder. Family Medicine is a specialty of medicine that includes patients of all ages and health statuses and proves to be challenging for many coding professionals. In this episode, Sarah shares her best Pro-Tips for Mastering Family Medicine Coding.

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Welcome to the Alpha Coding Podcast series with your host, Toni Elhoms, CCS, CPC, CRC, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer!

Episode 45 will cover Medical Coding Pro-Tips for Passing an Upcoming AAPC Certification Exam

1. Know thyself

2. Do the math

3. Purchase the specific AAPC Study Guide for the desired certification

4. The AAPC practice exams are worth their weight in gold

5. Allow enough time to properly study for the exam

6. Avoid things that will disqualify you from testing

7. Leverage the process of elimination

8. The more certification exams you take the more proficient you become

9. The post-exam waiting game will drive you insane

10. Believe in yourself

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Welcome to the Alpha Coding Podcast series with your host, Toni Elhoms, CCS, CPC, CRC, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer!

In episode 44, we sit down with special guest, Glenn Krauss, Founder and CEO at Core CDI and Top Gun Audit School.  Queries play an important role in validating clinical documentation. In this episode, Glenn shares his best Pro-Tips for Facilitating Effective Physician Queries.

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Welcome to the Alpha Coding Podcast series with your host, Toni Elhoms, CCS, CPC, CRC, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer!

Episode 43 will cover Medical Coding Pro-Tips for Polishing Your Resume

1. The top of your resume is prime real estate

2. Simplify it

3. Semantics matter

4. Quantify your accuracy and productivity

5. Your resume is not a college transcript

6. Don’t misrepresent yourself

7. You need 3 file versions of your resume

8. Ditch the antiquated sections

9. Don’t post your resume on your LinkedIn profile

10. Avoid the obvious resume gaffes

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