Medical coders can hold education levels from a high school diploma to a master's degree. Here are eight statistics on how education affected coder salary in 2012 and 2013, according to the AAPC 2013 Salary Survey.
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Ophthalmology, gastroenterology and orthopedics are the most common ambulatory surgery center specialties. Ophthalmology accounts for 29 percent of all ASC case volume, gastroenterology 17 percent and orthopedics 17 percent, according to VMG Health's ASC Intellimarker Survey 2011.
Athenahealth announced its opposition of the provision of HR 4302 that would delay ICD-10 until Oct. 1, 2015, according to a StreetInsider report.
The United States Senate is slated to vote on HR 4302, which would delay SGR payment cuts set to go into effect April 1 and ICD-10 implementation, according to a Health Leaders Media report.
Yesterday, the House passed HR 4302, a bill that would provide a temporary solution to Medicare's sustainable growth rate and delay ICD-10 by one year, according to an iHealthBeat report.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have confirmed HCPCS reimbursement codes for two of MediPurpose's new MediPlus Silicone Comfort Foam dressings.
The Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, if approved, would delay the compliance date for ICD-10 until 2015, according to an EHR Intelligence report.
iPatient Care, an mHealth and cloud-based ambulatory EHR and practice management solutions company, has announced the release of its ICD-10-ready EHR and training tools to aid in a smooth transition.
CMS recently released its fiscal year 2012 report on the state of Medicare and Medicaid recovery auditors, better known as RACs.
The impending switch to ICD-10 is causing widespread concern over the associated costs and time required. How is this concern affecting physician staffing decisions? Here are two statistics from Medscape's Clinical & Office Staff Salary Report.