Claim denials are not something new for any medical practice. However, understanding the cause of claim denials and actively working on them are important to ensure appropriate reimbursement for services rendered. Major reasons for claim denials are – patient...
Many healthcare organisations and small practices are facing difficulties such as escalating costs, fewer reimbursements etc in the transition to ICD-10. In-house medical billing and coding can be tedious and may incur higher cost in purchasing advanced technology...
In a surprise concession, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced several changes to the plan for ICD-10 implementation in the United States. The new changes can be viewed as a joint initiative between the CMS and the American Medical...
Like all other practices, pediatric practices are also required to start using ICD-10 coding to bill their services from October 1, 2015. The new codes are much more helpful to track public health conditions, ensure improved data for epidemiological research, measure...
With the latest deferment of ICD-10 codes implementation to October 1, 2015, healthcare facilities and systems have additional time for the adoption of the new system. There must be a good strategy to retain and encourage the coders, as money has been invested for the...