Four ICD-10 Coding Mistakes To Avoid

Now that ICD-10 is almost six months old, coders are figuring out which mistakes are the most common. ICD-10 codes are very specific and large in numbers compared to ICD-9.…

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CDC Ends Freeze On New ICD-10 Codes

A total of 1,900 codes and 3,651 hospital inpatient procedure codes will be added for fiscal year 2017. The shift from ICD-9 to ICD-10 marked the introduction of a more…

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Don’t Write Off Patient Co-pays

It comes naturally to want to help your patients; especially the ones struggling to get by on a meager income or retirement. At first blush, it may make sense to…

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Ups and Downs in Workers’ Compensation Bills

Businesses, counties and municipalities could see a potentially significant increase in workers’ compensation benefits under legislation introduced in the House of Representatives involving permanent partial disability awards that have been…

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EHR Research: We’re Entering Uncharted Territory

No doubt, electronic health records still are in need of improvement. That said, there's no denying the inroads they're making in research. Recent reports we highlight this week really highlight…

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Arbitration Suggested For Medical Billing Disputes

After months studying a growing balance billing problem, Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa D. Miller suggests patients should be removed from the dispute. In a public comment period that ends Feb.…

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CMS Posts New Medicaid IT Resources

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has launched an online resource to support states' efforts to update outdated IT systems, Andy Slavitt, CMS' acting administrator, announced on Monday. Through…

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