Drug manufacturers are already behind the curve in planning for ICD-10, according to a report written by John Hosier for Gerson Lehrman Group.
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In a settlement with the Department of Justice, Wichita Falls, Texas-based United Regional Health Care System has agreed to stop entering into contracts that improperly inhibit commercial health insurers from contracting with the system's competitors, according to a news release…
CMS has issued its latest Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter and it addresses areas including incorrect coding of tracheostomy and excisional debridement as a result of recovery audit findings.
The Michigan Economic Growth Authority approved a $2.2 million tax credit for Lansing-based medical information company MedAssurant on Tuesday, a move that is expected to create new medical coding jobs in the Lansing area, according to an MLive report.
An article published in the March 2011 edition of MGMA Connexion debunks four common coding myths, according to an AAPC release.
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Lolita M. Jones, RHIA, CCS, independent coding and billing consultant, discusses six initial steps ambulatory surgery centers should take to prepare for the transition to ICD-10.
CPT copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. The AAPC has published a column analyzing the many changes made to ENT procedures in CPT 2011.
Physicians have been denied claims for using a Kalypto Medical negative pressure wound therapy pump because they were unaware that a contractor assigned it a miscellaneous Medicare code, according to a Star Tribune report.
In preparation for the industry-wide switch to a new medical coding system, Minneapolis facilities are calling for more coders to handle the demands of ICD-10, according to a Star Tribune report.
Caryl Serbin, executive vice president and chief strategy officer for SourceMedical, recommends ambulatory surgery centers take the following 20 steps to improve collections from third-party payors.