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…
I recently had a very interesting conversation with someone about the new DSM-5 codes. Or maybe it was about the ICD-10 codes for behavioral health. Or perhaps it was about…
An Athens, Ga.-based health IT executive turned consultant has launched a free ICD-10 resource for rural and critical access hospitals. Tyler Wallace, who took the leap from the corporate payroll…
Group health plans with 50 or more participants, including self-insured plans, must be able to conduct electronic transactions in accordance with HHS standards and operating rules. One of the more…
Dr. Tariq Mahmood routinely ducked into the billing-code office of his Renaissance Hospital Terrell to insist that other doctors’ patient diagnoses be altered to reflect more expensive treatments, a former…
Q: Nicotine dependence is very common among our patient population. Our primary care office is trying to prepare for ICD-10-CM, and I know that codes for this condition have expanded.…
What happened to Eastern Carolina internal Medicine (ECIM) in Pollocksville, North Carolina is a provider’s nightmare about government oversight run amok. A Medicare audit began as a medical records request.…
In April, Congress and President Obama agreed to delay implementation of the ICD-10 standard for medical diagnosis and billing codes to Oct. 1, 2015. A study conducted in May and…