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…
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…
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…
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.…
No one enjoys opening medical bills — or paying them, for that matter. While the average American experiences slight bouts of sticker shock whenever a large procedure or unexpected test…
"There are no more delays and the system will go live Oct. 1. Let's face it guys, we've delayed it several times, and it's time to move on." — CMS…
The doctor is recommending tests that don't seem necessary, the hospital charged you $20 for that Tylenol you took during your stay -- and what can you do about it?…
In the conference room of a D.C.-area hotel, Rob Gibran rose from one of many round tables, waited in line, stepped up to a mic, and called for an impromptu…
Medical billing errors are rampant, and with changes to the healthcare system mandated by the Affordable Care Act, as well as a conversion in medical billing codes expected later this…
A new ICD-10 deadline is almost upon the healthcare industry. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said late Thursday it expects the Department of Health and Human Services to…
“I find it comical that credibility and date are in the same sentence,” Sid Hebert said, “since we’re going for our fourth” ICD-10 compliance deadline. Hebert, Humana’s ICD-10 program manager,…
For the first time, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has made public a database showing what it pays out to individual physicians. In a press release,…
A delay in requiring all providers of medical care to use a new health-records and billing system to describe treatments is giving small medical offices major headaches. Billing is a…
Like medical coders, billers, physicians, and others in practices nationwide, CMS was both surprised and disappointed that Congress delayed ICD-10 implementation, but it remains committed to the conversion and plans…
Confused about the implementation of the new medical coding system called ICD-10? So is everyone, including the federal government — so much so, in fact, that Congress passed legislation that…