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
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Accurate medical coding, medical transcription, medical claims services from India. Offshore Medical Billing has provided numerous medical health care and
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance last week to state health officials aimed at increasing adoption
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By Leigh Poland, RHIA, CCS On September 1, 2020, the American Medical Association (AMA) released the 2021 Current Procedural Terminology
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Several 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 moreThe Impact of COVID-19 on Health Information Management
By David T. Marc, PhD, CHDA; Matthew Blow, BS; and Shauna Overgaard, PhD The COVID-19 pandemic radically altered multiple facets
Read moreTaking a “Moneyball” Approach to Revenue Cycle Management
By Sean Kirby If you are a baseball fan or have seen the movie Moneyball, the name Bill James probably
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By Joe Nicholson, DO Nostradamus predicted that 2021 will be the Year of the Zombie Apocalypse. At least, that is
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Read moreFour Reasons to Recapture Compliance in 2021
By Gerry Blass and Helen Oscislawski, Esq. For better and worse, the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted our focus to a
Read moreJanuary-February 2021
January-February 2021 The Cures Act gives patients unprecedented power over their own health data. HIM professionals will play a big
Read moreGive Your Immunization Coding Skills a Boost
The answers to three frequently asked questions may surprise you. Here are three frequently asked questions (FAQs) about vaccination coding
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Visionaries predict the role of the medical coder will change. Here’s what you need to know to secure your place
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Take a look, from an auditor’s perspective, at using MDM to code office visits in 2021. When training providers on
Read moreCoding Diabetes Requires Precision
Look to the ICD-10-CM guidelines for accurate selection and sequencing of diagnosis codes for diabetes. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a
Read moreTop Error Rates Offer Clues to Denials
Use CERT program reports to improve proper payment rates for Medicare claims. The Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program grew
Read moreOPPS Final Rule Eliminates Inpatient Only List
The 2021 OPPS final rule seeks to increase patient choice and lower out-of-pocket costs. On Dec. 2, 2020, the Centers
Read moreMajor Stimulus Bill Would Pump Funds Into Healthcare
A $1.4 trillion government spending bill and $900 billion COVID-19 relief package is on its way to the White House.
Read moreIPPS Final Rule Changes for Fiscal Year 2021
By Margaret M. Foley, PhD, RHIA, CCS The Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY
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By Brenda Wynn, RHIT, CMT, AHDI-F Professionals in health information management (HIM) and healthcare documentation have begun paying attention to
Read moreRethinking Leadership and Collaboration in an Age of Global Crisis
By Richard Corbridge The most valuable asset for any healthcare system in 2020 is the people that work at every
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Read moreHHS Proposes Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today unveiled a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that, if enacted,
Read moreExpect Give and Take in 2021 Physician Fee Schedule
In a final rule, CMS expands telehealth coverage but enforces budget neutrality mandate. After a slight delay, the Centers for
Read moreFinal Rule Updates MIPS for 2021 and beyond
CMS continues to phase in the Quality Payment Program while MACRA mandates loom. The long-awaited Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final
Read moreThe Future of Interoperability
By Chris Lucas Most would agree that the aspirational goal─the ideal─for healthcare is an open and secure ecosystem where individual
Read moreRequesting Medical Records
Editor’s Note: In October, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health IT extended the compliance dates the information
Read moreGame Planning the Information Blocking Final Rule
By Debra Primeau, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA, and Jaime James, MHA, RHIA The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health
Read moreDecember 2020
December 2020 Requesting Medical Records In the Issue Cover Story Features Departments “Evaluation and Management in 2021: What every HIM
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Medicare issues two codes for second COVID-19 antibody therapy. A new investigational monoclonal antibody therapy for Medicare patients with mild
Read moreTaking the AHIMA Naming Policy Pledge
By Lesley Kadlec, MA, RHIA, CHDA Have you ever wondered how you can advocate for accurate patient identity but didn’t
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