Providers severely lack early documentation instruction, according to Erica Remer, MD, the director of an intensive medical documentation course at Cleveland-based Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
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Change and uncertainty in healthcare are hardly new phenomena, but the industry today appears to be experiencing a period of especially significant transition. Beyond the impact of ongoing policy debates and legislative and regulatory shifts, trends like changing demographics (including…
Aetna's first-quarter report revealed adjusted earnings of $3.19 per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.97.
A lack of formal training contributes to providers' disenchantment with documentation, according to Erica Remer, MD, the director of an intensive medical documentation course at Cleveland-based Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
Here are 14 statistics on orthopedic and pain management net revenue per case at ASCs by geographic region, according to data from VMG Health's 2018 Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study.
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Pranav Patel, MD, of Burr Ridge, Ill., was indicted by the North District of Illinois' U.S. Attorney's Office after he allegedly submitted fraudulent health insurance claims totaling at least $950,000, the Chicago Sun Times reports.
The American College of Physicians analyzed components of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System finding many of them fail to improve patient care, while some put older patients at risk, Medscape reports.
CMS is expected to publish new ICD-10 codes in late April or early May, according to Laurie Johnson, an American Health Information Management Association-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer.
Less than half of orthopedists are reimbursed on a fee-for-service basis, according to Medscape's 2018 Orthopedist Compensation report.
While the precise rate of industry-wide billing errors is unknown, claims management software company Mitchell International discovered some type of billing mistake in 35 percent of the workers' compensation bills it audited.