Articles, tagged with "morbid obesity", page 2

Don't Fall a Victim to Modifier 22 Catch-22

Remember that details or the lack of it on physician's notes can make or mar your claim. If you overuse modifier 22 (Increased procedural services) you could face increased scrutiny from your payers or even the OIG. However if you stay away from the mod... Read >
Author: James Smith

BMI: New code choices could support higher coding, but don't assume you need -22

This year's just-in fifth-digit diagnosis codes for BMI help you document a patient's condition better, especially when the patient's BMI might lead to more complex risk factors for the anesthesiologist to handle. However, having documentation of a high B... Read >
Author: Erin Lang Masercola

History of the Adjustable Gastric Banding Procedure

Gastric banding has emerged as an important tool in the treatment and long-term management of morbid obesity that is safe and has few side effects. It is now a popular choice for the surgical treatment of obesity. The following outlines the history of the... Read >
Author: Adrianna N

Why dieting does not address the problem

Why do so many people with an ‘eating problem’ never seem able to master the problem and maintain the weight of their choice? The first thing to realize is that, strange as it may seem, the real problem is not an eating one. What is happening is that peop... Read >
Author: saviron

Bayshore Medical Center Offers Excellent Bariatric Surgery Programs

Bayshore Medical Center (BMC) was recently honored as an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Center of Excellence by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC). The Center of Excellence award is a massive achievement for Bayshore Medic... Read >
Author: Ridley Franco

278.01, V53.51 Strive For Lap-Band Post-Op Visits

Our lap-band representative told us not to bill morbid obesity as the diagnosis when a patient returns for a follow up visit outside the global period. What should we bill here? Should we go by the rep's suggestions and bill a co-morbid condition instead?... Read >
Author: James Smith

What Is the Best Way to Lose Weight Quickly With Surgery?

Sometimes people feel they can't deal with the extra weight they're carrying around, they have tried dieting and found it unsuccessful, and so they opt for something more radical and immediate like a gastric bypass. If you're not familiar with it, this is... Read >
Author: Graham Player

Dealing With Obesity

Copyright (c) 2011 Marjorie Salada You do not have to look far to see that this is country is in crisis when it comes to our weight and overall health. More people than ever before are not only overweight, but are approaching the BMI and weight range o... Read >
Author: Marjorie Salada

Website on Minimally Invasive Weight-loss surgeries launched for Medical Travellers

ObesitySurgeryHospital.com, a website on minimally invasive obesity surgeries has been launched for the benefit of Medical Tourists, who are seeking high quality and affordable Laparoscopic Weight-loss surgeries at world-class hospitals in India . New ... Read >
Author: Rahul Gupta

Incredible At Home Workouts: Getting in Shape At Home

Although morbid obesity has become the most widespread health conditions linked to insufficient exercise, there are many ailments which are often triggered from the shortage of daily or perhaps weekly exercise. Troubles such as bad food digestion, bowel o... Read >
Author: Dexter Matthews

Method to prevent potential heart attacks

Coronary artery bypass surgery or coronary artery bypass grafting, and commonly called bypass surgery is carried out in weakening the possibility of death by disease in the coronary arteries free of angina. Veins or arteries elsewhere in the patient's bod... Read >
Author: minisivarao

Weight Loss Tips :The potency of Section Control

Most of us are in a whole lot of excess where by morbid obesity is getting increasingly more popular. A world in which having institutions present to be able to super-size the dish or maybe get significant with the french-fried potatoes for any simple pri... Read >
Author: derek83meyers

Gastrointestinal Metabolic Surgery Used to Treat Diabetes In Obesity Cases

Dr. Marco Sariñana, Endoscopic and Bariatric Surgeon in Mexicali Mexico, performs a variety of obesity weight loss surgery to aid long-term weight loss treatments. He is an accomplished gastric bypass surgeon with significant experience in gastric band s... Read >
Author: David

Obesity in Teens

Obesity and fat are the actual second major causes of avoidable deaths throughout the states. Stagnant life style as well as junk food are held responsible for a lot more than hundred thousand fatalities per year. The depressing reality is that this sp... Read >
Author: DavidRees2nd

Type 2 Diabetes Medication, Eliminated Through Bariatric Surgery

Type 2 diabetes medication was shown to be eliminated by bariatric surgery, costs associated with the medication being also eliminated. There four types of diabetes, but the most prevalent is type 2 diabetes, as 90% of American diabetics and world diabet... Read >
Author: Ronnie

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