ICD-11 Officially Released for Implementation
Published: Mon, 02/28/22
ICD-11 Officially Released for Implementation On Feb. 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) released ICD-11 2022. This is the official version of…
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How NLP Engines are Fulfilling AI’s Promise in Healthcare
Published: Tue, 02/22/22
How NLP Engines are Fulfilling AI’s Promise in Healthcare In an ideal world, the healthcare industry would be the perfect arena for unleashing the…
Public health, hospital leaders open to looser COVID restrictions as cases and hospitalizations decline
Published: Thu, 02/17/22
Public health, hospital leaders open to looser COVID restrictions as cases and hospitalizations decline COVID-19’s omicron surge is loosening its grip…
CMS Updates Important Message from Medicare Instructions
Published: Thu, 02/17/22
Public health, hospital leaders open to looser COVID restrictions as cases and hospitalizations decline COVID-19’s omicron surge is loosening its grip…
CMS Updates Important Message from Medicare Instructions
Published: Mon, 02/14/22
CMS Updates Important Message from Medicare Instructions The staff at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have been working overtime…
Telehealth, EHR Use Increases False Claims Act Violations, Fraud
Published: Fri, 02/11/22
Telehealth, EHR Use Increases False Claims Act Violations, Fraud Healthcare digitization, including increased use of telehealth and EHR has led to a…
COVID-19 pushes the trend toward office-based labs
Published: Thu, 02/10/22
COVID-19 Pushes the Trend Towards Office-Based Labs COVID-19 has spurred innovation and growth, including the trend toward outpatient care at office-…
CMS E&M Changes: Some MACs are Getting it Wrong
Published: Fri, 02/04/22
CMS E&M Changes: Some MACs are Getting it Wrong The 2022 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule made…
New CPT® Codes for Principal Care Management Services
Published: Tue, 02/01/22
New CPT® Codes for Principal Care Management Services The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 6 in 10 Americans live with at…
3rd dose of Pfizer kids’ COVID-19 vaccine gets CPT code
Published: Fri, 01/28/22
3rd dose of Pfizer kids’ COVID-19 vaccine gets CPT code The AMA has announced an editorial update to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code…