The Lincoln County (Tenn.) Health System, as part of a major overhaul of its electronic health records, is also readying itself for the changeover to ICD-10 through a step-by-step rollout, officials there say, according to the Elk Valley Times.
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Cassi Birnbaum, currently the senior vice president of Nashville-based Peak Health Solutions, has been elected president of the American Health Information Management Association board, according to a report from the Tennessean.
NurseWise, a medical triage and health education phone service offering round-the-clock support to the patients of contracted clients, has licensed a natural language processing engine for all of its call centers.
As the deadline to change to ICD-10 looms large, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has created a number of resources to providers for the upcoming switchover, reports EHR Intelligence.
As price becomes a hotter topic for patients across the country, another ambulatory surgical center in yet another state has been added to the growing list of those implementing an instant quote for services system.
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Rhonda Buckholtz, vice president of ICD-10 education and training at AAPC, told ICD10monitor.com she expects 2015 will be the year of more rigorous preparation for the upcoming medical coding system.
A typical salary for certified medical coding professionals climbed significantly higher last year, according to an annual survey released by the AAPC.
Alcentra Capital led a $17 million second lien term loan financing to Southern Technical Institute, of which Alcentra invested $12 million.
Jopari Solutions and Noble House announced a strategic partnership to advance medical billing and processing.
Modernizing Medicine acquired Aesyntix Health, which provides solutions to help healthcare providers keep track of billing and inventory, according to a South Florida Business Journal report.