Archive for December, 2011
Pain management coding: Assumptions not quite right for coding compliance
Your pain management specialist treats a chronic pain patient but during the visit the physician fails to uncover a definitive diagnosis. Should you alter or guess a diagnosis under such circumstances?
Don’t alter or guess a diagnosis to ensure payment; instead there are codes you can choose from to get a grip on the situation.
Specificity in diagnosis coding is vital but more so because third party payers are establishing more stringent coverage criteria for therapies and procedures and are using automated edits to deny claims based on the lack of covered diagnosis.
When you use non-specific diagnosis code which is not exact, you will miss out on payment for a service rendered due to Medicare Local Coverage Decision or a third party medical policy.
Drawing From Meaning: Finding Self Through Art
Art therapy is a modality in the psychology field that’s focus is on the transformative power of nonverbal language. Because art therapy brings together the fields of art and psychology, it integrates visual arts, human development, behavior, mental health, creative process, imagination and personality. It is based on the belief that the act of art making can help us understand more of who we are, enhance lives, and lead us towards personal growth through self-expression.
Although art therapy as a modern profession is quite new, creative expression through visual art is one of the oldest forms of healing in history. This is the way that mankind began expressing itself as a means of communication on cave walls, through hieroglyphics and within sand paintings. Art has always been a way to express the deepest of sorrow as well as the most joyous of moments. The expression of these many varied emotions has brought catharsis and self-awareness to many an accomplished artist and non-artist.
How Can Art Be Healing?
Different Types of Therapies Pain Management Doctors May Suggest
It is highly possible that there is medication available for you condition now, that wasn’t available last time you checked, so it is well worth keeping in touch with your local doctor to ensure you aren’t suffering needlessly. However, if medication is not available or you wish to explore other options, there are these to consider:
Florida pain management doctors know that cognitive-behavioral therapy that helps you stay emotionally and physically fit can go a long way to helping you cope with chronic pain. Good mental health, in fact, is critical to alleviating the stress and depression that can go along with chronic pain.
Your Florida pain clinic may offer a physical therapist on staff who can prescribe hot and cold therapies (to help relieve the painful areas of your body) as well as range-of-motion and stretching exercises. The more mobility, flexibility and strength you have, the better you’ll be able to live with chronic pain.