Are you a medical practitioner? Are you having a tough time managing the medical claims of your patients? Well, it is true that following up your medical claims with insurance companies is a hectic job that is stress-ridden. You may end up being frustrated as there is...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has set October 1, 2014 as the deadline for all HIPAA-covered healthcare providers to convert to ICD-10 codes. Compared to 13,000 diagnostic codes in ICD-9-CM, the ICD-10-CM revision has more than 68,000....
When I met James, a very close friend of mine a couple of years back, he was considerably worried and seemed to be at a loss. I soon discovered that the issue was his difficulty to balance his professional and personal life. A cardiologist working for a reputable...
Imagine you were hospitalized and the administrative staff member who translates the treatment provided into codes incorrectly interprets the care given and chooses the wrong code! For instance, you received emergency care for an attack of asthma and the clerk wrong...
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has introduced certain rules to ensure the security of medical documents. The email provider that meets the regulations specified in this act is ‘HIPAA Compliant’. Being the top leading competitors, let us...