Practices that fail to conduct end-to-end testing for ICD-10 diagnostic codes will significantly increase their chances of cash flow disruption, according to the Medical Group Management Association.
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Recovery Audit Contractor inquiries are up for both providers and hospitals, according to AAPC.
The American Medical Association announced a few technical corrections to the 2013 and 2014 CPT codes, according to AAPC.
ASC facilities across the country are scrambling to determine the financial "winners" and "losers" for 2014.
In a Huffington Post article, Tom Lowery, an entrepreneur, writer and corporate training specialist, lays out eight reasons outsourcing medical billing services can help a healthcare organization.
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In a Physicians Practice article, Michael Sappington, CEO of gloStream, a performance management services firm, discusses five considerations regarding the ICD-10 transition that medical practices have likely not thought about.
Here are four ways the electronic medical records can improve efficiency in private physician practices, according to Nitin Chhoda.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced changes in how telehealth services will be covered in 2014, according to a mobilehealthnews report.
According to the AAPC report "2013 Salary Survey: Cover Employment on the Rise," coders in the Pacific region of the country earn the highest average salary.
Around 32 percent of physician practices say they participate with six to 10 insurers, according to a Medscape Insurer Ratings Report 2011.