CPT copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.Kathleen Mueller, RN, CPC, CCS-P, CMSCS, PCS, of AskMueller Consulting in Lenzburg, Ill., discusses three critical coding errors that cut into ambulatory…
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Coder salaries increased on average in 2011, with the average wage for a certified professional coder jumping from $45,400-$46,800 since 2010. This increase could mean higher staffing costs or outsourcing expenses for already cash-strapped surgery centers, especially those that rely…
On Monday, CMS announced it was accepting applications for an Innovation Advisors program designed to help health professionals deepen skills that will drive improvements in patient care and cost-cutting, according to an AdvanceWeb report.
Jeffrey Shanton, chair, Advocacy & Legislative Affairs Committee, for the New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, has issued a statement in response to an article in the Insurance Journal titled "New Jersey Looks to Put a Lid On Its…
Organizers of a Montana health insurance co-op have applied to the federal government for a start-up loan, which they hope will enable them to set up the co-op next year, according to a Billings Gazette report.
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An article in WebMD analyzed the 2011 surge in the cost of job-based health insurance, citing provisions through healthcare reform as the main drivers of increased cost.
Alabama has the least competitive health insurance market in the United States, according to a report from the Kaiser Family Foundation reported in The Montgomery Advisor.
CPT copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Editor's Note: This article by Paul Cadorette, director of education for mdStrategies, originally appeared in The Coding Advocate, mdStrategies free…
CPT copyright 2011 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. The following article is written by Cristina Bentin, CCS-P, CPC-H, CMA, president of Coding Compliance Management. While commonly performed arthroscopic…
The state of Arizona is currently negotiating with CMS on potential significant changes to the state Medicaid program, known as the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, according to an ASCA release.