As we enter the second decade of the 21st century, medical practices face a host of financial challenges. The unknowns of health care reform, changing reimbursement and rising bad debt from the uninsured have introduced a multitude of pressures and…
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In an editorial in GovHealthIT, David Stone, executive vice president of Medical Management Professionals, discussed the "significant issues and potential concerns" that hospital-based practices may face as they transition to ICD-10.
Here are 20 statistics about the cost of ICD-10 for physician practices, based on 2008 data released by Nachimson Advisors, LLC, on behalf of various healthcare organizations. Organizations involved are listed below.
CMS announced April 25 that there is sufficient evidence to conclude that MRI improves health outcomes for Medicare patients with implanted permanent pacemakers, according to an AAPC release.
Cook County Health & Hospitals System is struggling to fill patient billing positions, perhaps due to the system's "perceived instability" and the positions' low pay, according to a Chicago Sun-Times report.
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AAPC recently announced that Cynthia Stewart and her board will take over National Advisory Board leadership for the next two years, according to an AAPC release.
The purpose of establishing a formal physician query process is a step in the right direction for obtaining accuracy and integrity in reporting coded data. A necessary component in any compliance plan is the assignment of correct codes in a…
Nurses will be impacted significantly by the implementation of ICD-10 starting on Oct. 1, 2013, according to an ADVANCE report.
Starting Jan. 1, 2011 CMS changed the way coders report abdomen and pelvis CT scans performed together, according to a Diagnostic Imaging report.
Good payor contracts are essential for ambulatory surgery center profitability: It's as simple as that. Jennifer Morris, administrator of Stateline Surgery Center in Galena, Kan., discusses five ways her surgery center negotiates profitable contracts for its orthopedic cases.