As patients, we don't have the thousands of dollars it costs to tap into the extensive database information required for the entire body of CPT codes. But the AMA does offer us an easy way to look up one code at a time, for free.
Paying medical bills is a huge hassle and expense for companies. With the cost of providing workers compensation coverage for employees rising, it's more important than ever that employers have a cost control process in place to minimize expenses and maximize savings.
A proposed rule that was expected to outline how Medicare's interest should be protected in cases of settlements for future medical care was withdrawn Oct. 8 by the Office of Management and Budget.
The ICD-10 mandate may be delayed another year, but providers and EHR vendors shouldn’t view the reprieve as an opportunity to relax.
Even though the deadline for ICD-10 implementation is just a year away, many healthcare entities report not being ready. The freshest evidence: A survey released in September 2014 by the…
Medical billing is wrought with errors and overcharges. Here's how to avoid overpaying. The next time you receive a medical bill, read it carefully. It's not uncommon to be charged…
With just one week left before the launch of the controversial Open Payments database – which will reveal how much money doctors receive from drug and device makers – three…
Changes in how medical diagnoses are coded under the latest international disease classification system – better known as the ICD-10 codes – may complicate the assessment of hospital safety, say…
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…