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…
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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.
Steve Claypool, MD, is vice president of clinical development and informatics, and Allison Errickson, CPC-H, is director of coding compliance and content, Clinical Solutions Division, for ProVation Medical. Q: One of ProVation Medical's primary focuses concerning ICD-10 is helping…
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AAPC Physician Services Regional Director and ICD-10 instructor Betty Johnson was recently featured in For the Record magazine, encouraging coders to "bone up" on anatomy, physiology, medical terminology and pathophysiology education for ICD-10, according to an AAPC release.
CPT copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. The following article is written by Stephanie Ellis, RN, CPC, president of Ellis Medical Consulting. For cervical posterior/posterolateral fusions…
Health insurance provider Humana has raised its full-year profit forecast and will begin paying a dividend following lower-than-expected medical costs in the first quarter, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
Proper documentation training for cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons uncovered $1.5 million in additional revenue at BryanLGH Heart Institute in Lincoln, Neb., according to a Cardiovascular Business report.
The Treasury Department has changed the interest rate Medicare contractors can charge or pay for claims under- and over-payments, according to an AAPC release.