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 moreAccurate medical coding, medical transcription, medical claims services from India.
Accurate medical coding, medical transcription, medical claims services from India. Offshore Medical Billing has provided numerous medical health care and
Read moreHCPCS Level II Code Changes in Effect July 1
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By Chantal Worzala, PhD Through a combination of public and private sector efforts, the health information underlying our healthcare system
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Update your understanding of how to code telehealth services now and in the future. Disclaimer: At press time, this information
Read moreLook for Clues When Coding Myocardial Infarction Interventions
Compliant reporting of myocardial infarction revascularization procedures is all in the timing. Does your staff know the coding guidelines for
Read moreHCC Coding for Post-Sepsis Syndrome
Capture risk adjustment payment for physicians who treat patients with late effects of sepsis. In the United States, more than
Read moreCode With Confidence
7 steps to set you down the path to coding claims with certainty. It has been my experience — both
Read moreIs It Alzheimer’s or Dementia?
Proper coding requires medical coders to know the difference. June is when we wear purple to recognize Alzheimer’s and Brain
Read moreReady for the Surge
By Mary Butler One of the many unsettling aspects of watching the COVID-19 pandemic unfold across the United States was
Read moreHow the COVID-19 Pandemic Transformed an Already Remote Coding Team
By Rachel L. Pratt, RHIA, CDIP, CCS Many coding teams in healthcare facilities work remotely—and have done so for many
Read moreDocumenting COVID-19
By Alba Kuqi, MD, CCS, CDIP, CICA, CRCR, CCDS, CSMC Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause illness
Read moreWhy Patient Identity Management is Critical for COVID-19 Surveillance
By Dan Cidon In just a few short months, the novel coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19, have put
Read moreThe Road Map to Health IT Resilience
By Seth Hirsch The early months of the COVID-19 pandemic have presented massive societal and technological challenges. In particular, health
Read moreAddressing Social Determinants of Health with Technology During Public Health Emergencies
By Joe Nicholson, DO It’s estimated that 40 percent of American families struggle to meet at least one of their
Read moreThe Disease Detectives
By Matt Schlossberg If you have tested positive for COVID-19—or have been in close contact with someone who has—then chances
Read moreMedical Records Form Basis of LabCorp, Ciox COVID-19 Data Registry
By Mary Butler It’s impossible to fight a pandemic without data, and problematic data has been a recurring theme in
Read moreTurn The Cessation of Elective Surgeries Into an Opportunity to Educate
Under normal circumstances, the biggest difficulty practices encounter when trying to engage in physician education is timing. Coordinating everyone’s schedules,
Read morePicking the Right Coding Vendor
Picking the right coding vendor can be challenging. There so many options and they all tell you they offer accurate
Read moreOffshore Coding: HIPAA Risks
From a compliance exposure perspective, we believe that the HIPAA risk associated with sending PHI abroad is simply untenable. HIPAA
Read moreGeneralist Coders – A Fallacy
There is no such thing as a coder who knows it all. If your coder claims to be able to
Read moreSplit Model Service Providers (Medical Coding Vendors with Offshore and Onshore Operations)
A troubling trend in the medical coding industry is a misleading split model where companies will have resources both onshore
Read moreBeware of Medical Coding Vendors Not Dedicated to Coding
The coding industry is chock full of companies offering a bevy of services, one of them being coding. During our
Read morePatient Privacy Prevails Over COVID-19 Media Coverage
As healthcare workers across the nation care for patients afflicted with COVID-19, many may feel compelled to share their agonizing
Read moreProtecting the Privacy of Healthcare Workers Who Become COVID-19 Patients
Healthcare workers across the country are receiving well deserved praise for their dedication to COVID-19 patients, even as they become
Read moreTelehealth Coverage for Mental Health Services During COVID-19
As the global pandemic enters its fifth month, we are all feeling the strain. Staying home to slow the spread
Read moreHarnessing Artificial Intelligence to Fight COVID-19
By Alba Kuqi, MD, CCS, CDIP, CICA, CRCR, CCDS, CSMC As COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe, researchers have
Read moreQuality Payment Program 2020: Changes and Requirements (Part IV)
Part IV: Cost and Improvement Activity Performance Categories Editor’s note: This article is the first part of a five-part series
Read moreHow Telehealth Services Factor Into Risk Adjustment
2020 has proven to be one of the most complex, busiest times in healthcare — in the 21st century, anyway.
Read moreClean Chiropractic Claims Require Coders to Know Where It’s “AT”
Ever since the publication of the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG’s) portfolio “Medicare Needs Better Controls to Prevent Fraud, Waste,
Read moreDue to Covid-19 Crisis Providers Can Skip 2019 CMS MIPS Reporting
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CMS has announced relief measures for providers who are bound to participate in its quality
Read moreRelease of Information During COVID-19: FAQs
Sponsored content from: With the current state of events surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a lot of information being
Read moreMedicare Telehealth Coding as of April 30
Healthcare providers are granted even more latitude for use of telehealth services during the COVID-19 public health emergency. When attending
Read moreMaximize Your Stroke Dx Coding
Tips to improve and streamline your stroke diagnosis coding processes. There are a lot of variables at play when it
Read more2020 Radiology and Imaging CPT® Changes
Become a coding superhero with X-ray vision. When is imaging separately reported, and how? The relative value units (RVUs) for
Read moreCalculating the Effect of the 2021 E/M Changes on Primary Care
Weigh the pros and cons as the healthcare industry prepares to implement new leveling guidelines. Unless you’ve been hiding under
Read moreExpert Documentation & Coding Practices in the EMR
Heightened documentation requirements and new technology require us to see the flaws in our EMRs and correct them. I’ve been
Read more‘If Patients Only Knew…’
By Mary Butler Brandi Hunsaker, RHIT, HIMS EHR director at Banner Health, has spent over 20 years in the health
Read morePreparing Healthcare for Climate Change
By Allison Viola, MBA, RHIA, and Noah Goldstein, PhD Extreme weather events are becoming increasingly common in the United States
Read morePatient Record Integrity is Prerequisite for Patient Safety, Interoperability [Sponsored]
SPONSORED CONTENT By Erin Benson, MA, MBA Matching a patient to his or her correct medical record is critical to
Read moreRed Flags for HIPAA Policy Compliance
By Kelly McLendon, RHIA, CHPS Health information management (HIM) professionals tend to take for granted that written policies and procedures
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By Angela Rose, MHA, RHIA, CHPS, FAHIMA, and Don Hardwick As demands to share patient information continue to evolve, health
Read moreThe Bronchoscopy Tubular Confusion
By Tina Bruce, MSHIM, MSHI, RHIA, CCS, CDIP Many coding professionals, auditors, clinical documentation integrity (CDI) specialists, and healthcare professionals
Read moreBecome an Advocate with AHIMA’s Congressional District Meeting Resource Guide
By Lesley Kadlec, MA, RHIA, CHDA In support of AHIMA’s vision of a world where trusted information transforms health and
Read moreHope and Peril in the Era of COVID-19
By Ginna Evans, MBA, RHIA, CPC, CRC, FAHIMA As I was writing this message, the world was just beginning its
Read moreReady or Not, Telehealth Takes Center Stage in a Pandemic
By Michael Stearns, MD, CPC, CFPC, CRC Telehealth has enjoyed a gradual but steady rise in adoption over the past
Read moreTelehealth Helps College Students Receive Care During a Pandemic
By Mary Butler College students found themselves in an unenviable position in March when COVID-19 put much of the country
Read moreUsing Modifier 95 for Telehealth Makes Cents
Capture full payment for remote visits during the PHE for COVID-19. An interim final rule published in the April 6,
Read moreCMS, ONC Delay Information Blocking Rule Implementation Due to COVID-19
In light of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the federal government has extended the certification implementation timelines for providers and
Read moreWorking as a Remote Coder During COVID-19
If you find yourself struggling to rapidly adjust to the ever-changing environment of the COVID-19 pandemic, you are not alone.
Read moreAre Your Remote Coders Secure? Google Warns of Covid-19 Cyber Threats
As many healthcare organizations seek to have their billing and coding staffs work remotely, active attempts to compromise their organization’s
Read moreAHIMA Webinar Addresses COVID-19 Medical Record Documentation Challenges
As healthcare organizations across the country respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, health information professionals have remained committed to maintaining the
Read moreCoding High-Throughput COVID-19 Testing
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) created two new HCPCS Level II codes for lab tests that use
Read moreWhy Cross-Training Medical Coders Can Get You In Trouble
Cross training sounds like it should work. A coder is a coder. Why pay a new coder to work on
Read moreCOVID-19 Puts Disaster Preparedness Plans to the Test
By Mary Butler For compliance-minded health information management (HIM) professionals, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented curve ball after curve ball
Read moreNew COVID-19 Testing Codes
During an emergency meeting in response to the COVID-19 crisis, the American Medical Association (AMA) convened the CPT® Editorial Panel
Read moreCMS Delays New Payment Model for Emergency Care Due To Covid-19
CMS has delayed the start date of its Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport model from May 1 until this fall. CMS selected 205 participants
Read moreCOVID-19 and Social Isolation Puts Elderly at Risk for Loneliness
By Gary Call, MD To protect our elderly and chronically ill from COVID-19, we’ve asked this population to isolate at
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