Dental insurance verification and reimbursement for core buildups can be challenging. Dental offices and dental billing companies must be up to date with CDT codes and payer guidelines to ensure accurate claim submission. Let’s first take a look at the difference...
With the full implementation of the Affordable care Act (ACA), the demand for healthcare services are expected to increase at a rapid pace. The expansion of the Medicaid program along with the...
The first report of The Institute of Medicine (IOM), the famous 'To Err is Human' published in 1999 revealed that around 7000 deaths occur annually from medication errors alone. In 2006, another...
According to a survey conducted last year by MedData Group, many physicians are dissatisfied with their electronic health record system (EHR). Up to 85% of the physicians said that their EHR...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires health benefit plans that started on or after September 23, 2010 to provide coverage for colorectal cancer screening tests. For those plans that started before...
With new regulations, increased administrative burdens, technology changes, and new reimbursement models, physician practices face myriad challenges. As diagnosis codes become more specific with ICD...
This August, the American Medical Association (AMA) introduced the 2015 CPT code changes that will go into effect on January 1, 2015 with significant changes for radiation oncology. The revised...
Accurate documentation of any specific health condition is crucial from the point of view of patient care as well as adequate and timely reimbursement for providers. If providers use a dedicated...
Mitral regurgitation (MR), also known as mitral insufficiency or mitral incompetence is a disorder in which the heart valve that separates the upper and lower chambers on the left side of the heart...
Efforts are already in progress to incorporate sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) information into EMR and insurance billing system. This is the only way recommended by the Institute of...
The implementation of ICD-10 will dramatically impact the way coding is done. In October 2015, the US health care system will transition to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th...
