ICD-10 countdown: Will You Be Ready For Takeoff?
In case you haven’t heard, the clock is ticking down to ICD-10, and as far as CMS is concerned, there won’t be a last minute cutting of the wires to…
In case you haven’t heard, the clock is ticking down to ICD-10, and as far as CMS is concerned, there won’t be a last minute cutting of the wires to…
Medical bill errors can quickly become a nightmare for both caregivers and their loved ones. The longer an error goes uncorrected, the less likely it is that you will be…
Expert Leesa A. Israel will take this 60 minute audio session on Tuesday, August 20, 2013, to help you comprehend the meaning of modifiers and when to use them in…
Legend has it that there once was a boy who, on his way to school, noticed a small leak in a dike and, knowing he would be late for school,…
"Medical assistants who can work in doctors' offices are like gold right now," said Diana Johnson, AA, CMA, and director of the medical assistant program at the San Jacinto College…
The ICD-10 compliance date is creeping closer and closer, and providers are still finding it challenging to plan and complete their transition preparations. EHRintelligence spoke to Jim Daley, Director of…
On October 1, 2014, the ICD-9 code sets used to report medical diagnoses and inpatient procedures will be replaced by ICD-10 code sets. This opens a door full of questions…
Second Sight Medical Products Inc.’s retinal prosthesis system has been approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for both inpatient and outpatient settings of care payments beginning…
Healthcare is an enormously complex endeavor and it has gotten more complex than ever imagined with the advent of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). PPACA has put…
Healthcare providers may face disruptions in their payments even if they are on target to operate using ICD-10 codes on Oct. 1, 2014. Since providers will, and indeed need, to…
There was a time not that long ago that a patient might never see a medical bill, much less have to read it. But few of us can afford to…
We are about 14 months away from the ICD-10 implementation deadline. Surveys report that healthcare providers are in various states of readiness. QualiTest Group surveyed more than 300 professionals about…
With the pressures being placed on healthcare organizations and providers — ranging from participation in the EHR Incentive Programs to compliance with ICD-10 — it’s easy for the former to…
The numbers are in! According to the American Medical Association (AMA), there will be 329 total code changes in 2014, to include 175 new codes, 107 revised codes, and 47…
Medical coding is the strategy that primarily focuses on the process of assigning universal medical codes. The codes can be either alphanumeric or numeric that holds true for procedures, drugs…