Medical Billing : Online Health Care Degree
Health care degrees online can be earned in several different disciplines, but one of the most often overlooked is actually
Read moreHealth care degrees online can be earned in several different disciplines, but one of the most often overlooked is actually
Read moreAccurate medical coding, medical transcription, medical claims services from India. Offshore Medical Billing has provided numerous medical health care and
Read moreThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance last week to state health officials aimed at increasing adoption
Read moreKnow your modifier KX rules to ensure payment. The annual update to the threshold amounts for physical therapy, speech-language pathology,
Read moreBy Leigh Poland, RHIA, CCS On September 1, 2020, the American Medical Association (AMA) released the 2021 Current Procedural Terminology
Read moreBy Laurie M. Johnson, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA, and Lynn A. Wall, MBA, RHIT, CCS, CDIP If you are reading this
Read moreSeveral changes have been recently made to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting for fiscal year (FY) 2021.
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Read moreSponsored content from: This presentation recaps 2020 privacy and security trends affecting the HIM industry. The session also focuses on
Read moreBy David T. Marc, PhD, CHDA; Matthew Blow, BS; and Shauna Overgaard, PhD The COVID-19 pandemic radically altered multiple facets
Read moreBy Sean Kirby If you are a baseball fan or have seen the movie Moneyball, the name Bill James probably
Read moreBy Joe Nicholson, DO Nostradamus predicted that 2021 will be the Year of the Zombie Apocalypse. At least, that is
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Read moreBy Gerry Blass and Helen Oscislawski, Esq. For better and worse, the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted our focus to a
Read moreJanuary-February 2021 The Cures Act gives patients unprecedented power over their own health data. HIM professionals will play a big
Read moreThe answers to three frequently asked questions may surprise you. Here are three frequently asked questions (FAQs) about vaccination coding
Read moreVisionaries predict the role of the medical coder will change. Here’s what you need to know to secure your place
Read moreTake a look, from an auditor’s perspective, at using MDM to code office visits in 2021. When training providers on
Read moreLook to the ICD-10-CM guidelines for accurate selection and sequencing of diagnosis codes for diabetes. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a
Read moreUse CERT program reports to improve proper payment rates for Medicare claims. The Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program grew
Read moreThe 2021 OPPS final rule seeks to increase patient choice and lower out-of-pocket costs. On Dec. 2, 2020, the Centers
Read moreA $1.4 trillion government spending bill and $900 billion COVID-19 relief package is on its way to the White House.
Read moreBy Margaret M. Foley, PhD, RHIA, CCS The Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY
Read moreBy Brenda Wynn, RHIT, CMT, AHDI-F Professionals in health information management (HIM) and healthcare documentation have begun paying attention to
Read moreBy Richard Corbridge The most valuable asset for any healthcare system in 2020 is the people that work at every
Read moreSue Bowman, MJ, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA By Sue Bowman, MJ, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA In response to the COVID-19 public health
Read moreThe US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today unveiled a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that, if enacted,
Read moreIn a final rule, CMS expands telehealth coverage but enforces budget neutrality mandate. After a slight delay, the Centers for
Read moreCMS continues to phase in the Quality Payment Program while MACRA mandates loom. The long-awaited Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final
Read moreBy Chris Lucas Most would agree that the aspirational goal─the ideal─for healthcare is an open and secure ecosystem where individual
Read moreEditor’s Note: In October, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health IT extended the compliance dates the information
Read moreBy Debra Primeau, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA, and Jaime James, MHA, RHIA The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health
Read moreDecember 2020 Requesting Medical Records In the Issue Cover Story Features Departments “Evaluation and Management in 2021: What every HIM
Read moreMedicare issues two codes for second COVID-19 antibody therapy. A new investigational monoclonal antibody therapy for Medicare patients with mild
Read moreBy Lesley Kadlec, MA, RHIA, CHDA Have you ever wondered how you can advocate for accurate patient identity but didn’t
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