DOJ pursues slew of EHR cases: 5 things to know
Published: Thu, 07/04/19
DOJ pursues slew of EHR cases: 5 things to know The Department of Justice is taking legal action against hospitals, health systems and technology…
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Get Ready for the 2020 ICD-10-PCS Deletions, Additions, Revisions, and Guideline Changes
Published: Wed, 07/03/19
Get Ready for the 2020 ICD-10-PCS Deletions, Additions, Revisions, and Guideline Changes If you’re an inpatient hospital coder, you’ve got some good…
Value-Based Payment Reform Key to Moving Forward with Value
Published: Tue, 07/02/19
Value-Based Payment Reform Key to Moving Forward with Value Value-based payment reform will be the key to lowering healthcare costs and improving care…
Submitting Secondary and Tertiary Insurance coverage Claims
Published: Mon, 07/01/19
Submitting Secondary and Tertiary Insurance coverage Claims When we started our medical billing enterprise in 1994 I had no prior e perience at…
Texting Patients: How to Handle Communication Preferences in a Digital World
Published: Sat, 06/29/19
Te ting Patients: How to Handle Communication Preferences in a Digital World It's no secret that today's generation of consumers is much different…
RAC Audits: Alternatives to Litigation
Published: Fri, 06/28/19
RAC Audits: Alternatives to Litigation I frequently encounter complaints by healthcare providers that when they are undergoing Recovery Audit…
CMS unveils ICD-10-CM code changes - 273 added, 21 deleted
Published: Thu, 06/27/19
CMS unveils ICD-10-CM code changes - 273 added, 21 deleted CMS posted changes to the ICD-10-CM codes for fiscal year 2020. Five key points: 1. There…
How to Ensure HIPAA Compliance with Cloud Faxing
Published: Wed, 06/26/19
How to Ensure HIPAA Compliance with Cloud Fa ing A recent study found that 25% of healthcare organizations don’t encrypt their patient’s data in the…
How Mobile Technology is Changing the Landscape of Healthcare
Published: Tue, 06/25/19
How Mobile Technology is Changing the Landscape of Healthcare Nearly eight billion smartphone users on earth and one billion in North America alone…
PDPM: Snap Up This ICD-10-CM Knowledge for Your SNF
Published: Mon, 06/24/19
PDPM: Snap Up This ICD-10-CM Knowledge for Your SNF The Patient Driven Payment Model is bringing new importance to the ICD-10-CM code set for SNFs.