This would help your organization join the fight against Hepatitis B (HBV) infection by understanding what conditions are necessary for coverage of HBV screening and… Read More »Coding Guidelines for Hepatitis B Screening – Reimbursement Tips
Allergen Immunotherapy is defined as the repeated administration of specific allergens to patients with immunoglobulin E (IgE) mediated conditions for the purpose of providing protection… Read More »Guidelines for Allergen Immunotherapy
Effective with dates of service on or after November 29, 2011, Medicare covers IBT for obesity,defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 kilograms… Read More »Intensive Behavioral Therapy (IBT) for Obesity
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What is Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis usually known as hardening of the arteries, atherosclerosis refers to the conditions that result from the deposition of fatty deposits along… Read More »Atherosclerosis
What is Myocardial Ischemia? Cardiac dysfunction caused by an insufficient blood flow to the muscle tissues of the heart. The decreased blood flow may be… Read More »Myocardial Ischemia
What is Thrombosis? Thrombosis is the formation of a mass of aggregated blood factors (a thrombus, or blood clot); coagulation of the blood. Specifically, this… Read More »Thrombosis
What is Hypertension and what are its types? Hypertension is a Systolic blood pressure greater than 140mm Hg and a diastolic Pressure greater than 90mm… Read More »Hypertension
What is Embolism? Embolism occurs when an object (the embolus, pulmonary emboli) migrates from one part of the body through circulation and causes a blockage… Read More »Pulmonary Embolism
IntroductionThe ulnar nerve is derived from the C8 and T1 nerve roots. It is a terminal branch of the medial cord of the brachial plexus.… Read More »ULNAR NERVE PALSY