Every year, claim denials result in substantial losses for healthcare providers. Managing denied claims is a crucial element in healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM). Agencies handling rejected reimbursements focus on identifying, analyzing, and addressing the...
Medical coding is the first stage in the medical billing process. It involves assigning standardized codes to diagnoses and medical procedures. One of the main challenges for healthcare...
A common, minimally-invasive surgical procedure, functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is a procedure used to remove sinus polyps and other types of abnormalities of the nose that cause...
The "sports physical," also referred to as a “preparticipation physical evaluation" is a type of physical exam that focuses on identifying conditions that may prevent an athlete from safely...
Regarded as a life-threatening condition, cardiogenic shock occurs when the heart is suddenly unable to supply enough blood to the vital organs of the body. This results in reduced blood pressure...
Physical therapy and occupational therapy aim at improving people’s ability to perform daily activities. While occupational therapists specialize in conditions affecting the elbow, wrist and hand,...
Medicare is federal health insurance provided to people age 65 or older, younger people with disabilities, and people with end-stage renal disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosi (ALS). Medicare...
Inflammation is the body’s normal response to illness and infection. Inflammatory diseases refer to disorders of the immune system that result in inflammation. Inflammation can be either acute or...
CAR or Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell therapy is a type of cancer treatment in which a patient's T lymphocytes or T cells are chemically reengineered in a laboratory so that they will attack...
Technology comes with great advantages. But health-wise, there are certain disadvantages. Text neck is one such health concern caused by over usage of smartphones, tablets, e-readers, or other...
Regarded as a common, minimally-invasive heart procedure, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) is a procedure to replace a narrowed aortic valve of the heart through the blood vessels. Also...
