According to a Health Affairs study, per capita spending on employer-sponsored insurance for people under 65 grew at historically slow rates from 2007 to 2011, averaging 4.9 percent annually.
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Professional medical coders and billers will earn more money through holding more specialized credentials, according to the 2013 AAPC Healthcare Salary Survey.
The number of healthcare coders and billers working at small, solo group practices has been slowing declining, but salaries within different organizations has remained close, according to the 2013 AAPC Healthcare Salary Survey.
AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions has launched its QualityEdge information capture service to assist physicians in data capturing without the use of paper notes or an EMR.
Medical coders are high-demand positions and the more credentials coders have, the higher average salary they make, according to an AAPC report.
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Ambulatory surgery centers are no strangers to operating on slim margins, but as healthcare reform transforms the industry it has become even more imperative to operate under best practices and minimize the chance of any lost revenue.
Electronic medical billing processes can provide numerous benefits to healthcare providers, including accuracy improvements and cost savings, according to a MedCityNews report.
The transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 will require collaboration between healthcare providers, vendors and consultants to be successful, according to an ICD-10 Watch report.
MedTech National has acquired Cylliance, a medical billing and practice management company, according to a Gateline report.
New York-based CodeSmart has contracted with the U.S. Department of the Interior to provide ICD-10 education to the Veterans Affairs office in Austin, Texas.