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.
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Read moreEvaluation and Management in 2021: What every HIM Professional Needs to Know (Part 1)
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Read moreRemote Compliance Audits: Adjusting to the ‘New Normal’ of Remote Work
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Read moreCures Act Interim Final Rule Compliance Timelines
On October 29, 2020, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued an Interim Final Rule
Read moreNovember 2020
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Read moreMPFSDB October Update Clarifies Code Payment
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Read morePhysician Burnout to Business Traction
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Read moreFail-Safe: HIM Experts are Essential Early in the IT Adoption Cycle
By Mary Butler The COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders that swept the country this spring compelled many healthcare organizations—some, for the first
Read moreLiving with EHR Errors: MPI Deep Cleaning and Modern Search
By James Hoover Two pressing problems have emerged from using electronic health records (EHR) over the past decade: the accumulation
Read moreCABG: Bypass Problematic Coding Scenarios
Proper claims payment is certain when you map out the best route. Coding coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is
Read moreFactor in Uncommon Diabetes Complications for Risk Adjustment
Make sure you’re not missing any diagnoses that will better portray patient risk to your payer. Diabetes causes elevated blood
Read moreDon’t Be Derailed by Discontinued Procedures
Ensure compliance and proper reimbursement using this guide to coding discontinued inpatient procedures. In the inpatient coding world, a great
Read moreUse Gastro E/M Scenarios to Ease 2021 Anxiety
Stomach the coming coding changes to evaluation and management services with this primer. By now, everyone knows of the seismic
Read moreTest Your Understanding of Modifier 57
Become a modifier expert by looking at the numbers. Pop quiz: A patient is admitted to the hospital. The provider
Read moreHIM’s How to Thrive Guide: COVID-19 Challenges Met, Lessons Learned and Advice to Forge Ahead
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Read moreCOVID Tests Worth Less in 2021
Labs soon will have to work harder to merit the maximum allowed Medicare payment for high-throughput tests used to detect
Read moreONC: Information Blocking Compliance Extended to April 2021
By Matt Schlossberg Just days before its original compliance date of Monday, November 2, the Office of the National Coordinator
Read moreA Conversation with President/Chair-Elect Katherine Lusk
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Read moreAHIMA 2020 Triumph Awards Honor Resilience and Determination
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Read moreAHIMA Presents Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia with 2020 Grace Award
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Read moreAppropriate Use Criteria Testing Period Extended
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