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 morePractice Brief: Evolving Roles in Clinical Documentation Integrity: A Provider’s Guide to the Art of Documentation
Documenting in the health record, especially in electronic health records (EHRs), is becoming an increasingly challenging task for many providers
Read moreAnalytic Forces for the Ever-Important SDOH Battle
By Leigh McCormack, MS; Nathan Albers, BS; Jeremiah Lowhorn, MS; and Michael Stearns, MD, CPC, CRC, CFPC The National Center
Read moreCOVID-19 Magnifies Urgent Need for Patient Identification Strategies
By Mary Butler The absence of a unique patient identifier and a national strategy for improving patient identification is negatively
Read moreThink Ahead for Telehealth Security and COVID-19
By Michael Hawkins It was announced in March that in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for speed
Read morePrivacy’s and Cybersecurity’s Common Cause
By Greg Sheaffer Health information management (HIM) professionals in privacy and cybersecurity functions have some of the most difficult jobs
Read moreHealth Information Management Best Practices for Quality Health Data During the COVID-19 Global Pandemic
*Editor’s Note: This paper is being published by the Journal of AHIMA on behalf of Perspectives in Health Information Management.
Read more2020 Consulting and Outsourcing Guide
The 2020 Consulting and Outsourcing Guide was published in the July 2020 Journal of AHIMA. This special advertising section is
Read moreGet Paid for COVID-19 Testing/Treatment of Uninsured
Payers are reimbursing providers for all COVID-19-related testing and treatment they are furnishing to their insured members, but what if
Read moreResponding to COVID-19 Across the Pond
By Matt Schlossberg The European Union’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic is a mix of disease suppression techniques that includes
Read moreHaving an Effective Risk Discussion with Senior Leadership
By Marti Arvin, JD, CHCC Picture the following scene. It’s the organization’s monthly board meeting and the chief information security
Read moreBeyond COVID: Building a Culture of Patient Safety Starts Now
By Wylecia Wiggs Harris, PhD, CAE, chief executive officer “Most of us don’t change until we have to, and crisis
Read more‘A Time for Health Information Professionals to Make a Difference’
By Ginna Evans, MBA, RHIA, CPC, CRC, FAHIMA Summertime is here, but it seems like just yesterday we were fully
Read moreSneak a Peek at ICD-10-CM 2021
There are a slew of changes and only a few months before you will need to start using the new
Read moreJuly 2020 ASC Payment System Update
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the July 2020 update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System
Read moreExplore 2020 Cardiovascular System Code Changes
Familiarize yourself with the 2020 CPT® code updates for the cardiovascular system using this simplified guide. During these uncertain times,
Read moreClinical Trials Have a Place for Medical Coders
Research is a big job market often overlooked by healthcare business professionals. Healthcare is changing rapidly. New technology and drugs
Read moreDon’t Dismiss Juvenile Arthritis as Growing Pains
July brings awareness to juvenile arthritis: Learn about it to ensure proper diagnosis coding. When people hear that someone has
Read moreThe Rules Are Changing: ICD’s Continued Evolution and the Impending Transition to ICD-11
Part 1: Insight into the history of ICD and how it has changed over time is key to developing a
Read moreBusiness Continuity of PHI Disclosure Management During COVID-19
Sponsored content from: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt by individuals, families, companies, communities and healthcare providers
Read moreAre You Prepared for the 2021 Evaluation and Management Coding Changes?
Sponsored content from: The American Medical Association is releasing a new set of Evaluation and Management coding guidelines which will
Read moreCredibility in Times of Crisis
By Dwan Thomas Flowers, MBA, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, FAHIMA Health information management (HIM) as a profession has morphed into a
Read moreIntegrating COVID-19 into CDI and Coding Practice
By Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, CCDS, CDIP It remains to be seen whether the past few months represent the worst
Read moreHow HIEs are Achieving Sustainability, Providing Value to Providers and Patients
By Chad Peterson Across the country, health information exchange (HIE) technology priorities are evolving rapidly as patients, providers, and payers
Read moreHow Real-Time Data Can Change the Patient Safety Game
By Genevieve Diesing In the 20 years since the publication of To Err Is Human—the landmark Institute of Medicine report
Read moreAHIMA Announces Creation of Patient Identification Alliance
By Mary Butler This spring in Chicago a woman and her adult daughter—who share the same name but have different
Read moreNew COVID-19 Test Codes Effective Immediately
Just when you thought you had all the COVID-19 coding for laboratory testing figured out — hold the phone —
Read moreA Simulation Study of Coronavirus as an Epidemic Disease Using Agent-Based Modeling
Editor’s Note: This Perspectives in Health Information Management article is being published first in the Journal of AHIMA as part
Read moreIs There an NCCI Edit for Those Codes?
Know how to find the answer and improve your clean claims rate. Medicare revises its National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)
Read moreNCCI Tightens Up Cardio, Lab Edits July 1
Several procedure-to-procedure (PTP) edit changes in the Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) database will go into effect July 1.
Read moreICD-10-PCS 2021 Adds 544 New Codes
The 2021 ICD-10-PCS files are now available. Inpatient coders will have 544 new codes to work with beginning Oct. 1,
Read moreHCPCS Level II Code Changes in Effect July 1
C1748 Endoscope, single-use (i.e. disposable), upper gi, imaging/illumination device (insertable) C1849 Skin substitute, synthetic, resorbable, per square centimeter C9059 Injection,
Read moreCOVID-19 Highlights HIM’s Advance Care Planning Expertise
By Mary Butler The documentation detailing a person’s wishes for the care they receive at the end of their life
Read moreBringing Together Administrative and Clinical Data
By Chantal Worzala, PhD Through a combination of public and private sector efforts, the health information underlying our healthcare system
Read moreTelemedicine Takes Healthcare Into the 21st Century
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
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