The American Medical Association (AMA) has submitted codes that could finally lead to Medicare reimbursement for end-of-life and advanced care conversations, five years after a previous effort was squashed when…
Did you know that negotiating your medical bills could potentially save you thousands? When you open a medical bill, your eyes likely immediately fall on the total due. For many…
A year ahead of the Oct. 1, 2015, compliance deadline for implementing the ICD-10 code set, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced three weeks that will…
As physicians and coders transition to the International Classification of Diseases—10th Revision—Clinical Management (ICD-10-CM), several coding and documentation issues will need to be addressed related to complications of pregnancy. Codes…
As we move towards building a universal patient-centered data platform in health IT, several sources of data are useful. Data coming from transitions of care, clinical summary documents (C-CDAs) which…
It may seem a bit too early to start testing your systems for ICD-10 compatibility. But when do you want to try and solve any problems that testing may reveal?…
The AAFP recently joined several dozen physician and other health care professional organizations, including the AMA, the American College of Physicians and the American Osteopathic Association, in asking CMS to…
How many times have you gotten a medical bill for more than you were expecting? Chances are, it's happened before, and you're not the only one who's been shocked at…
The American Medical Association (AMA) is calling on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to expand the time frame for registering and using the Open Payments system to…
The federal government is back online with a website where U.S. doctors and teaching hospitals can review information about payments they have received from drug and device makers, about 11…
Millions of Americans are potentially overpaying on their medical bills because of common errors, whether it’s duplicate charges, incorrect information like a wrong insurance ID number, or an inflated quantity…
Simplify CPT® coding by importing the 2015 CPT code set into your claims and billing software using the CPT® 2015 Data File on CD-ROM. This product consists of easy-to-understand features…
The Protecting Access to Medicare law enacted earlier this year is rather ignominiously known for delaying the inevitable ICD-10 conversion, but it could also speed up a part of the…
A patient's medical record involves systematic documentation of care and treatment including examinations, tests, medications, therapies and more. A complete and accurate record of this sensitive information must be maintained…
As we move toward the October 2015 compliance deadline for ICD-10, the Journal of AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association) has tackled three misconceptions about the new coding system. ICD-9…
This article will update you on my last posting, “ICD-10 and DSM-5: The Language and Coding Conundrums.” I received fantastic comments from my colleagues in the industry who have been…