Article Archive for April 2015
Conference Brings Experts Together
It is next week, but it isn’t too late to register. Medical Informatics World is scheduled for May 4-5, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. Springtime in Boston can bring you not only blooming redbud trees, but connections …
ICD-10 Hurdles
Facing the challenges of the ICD-10 coding classification transition, there is a light at the end of the tunnel for some small providers. A group of payers have joined together to help smaller providers make …
With the Proper Incentive
The healthcare industry has been undergoing a transformation as providers shift to digital health records. The idea is for health providers to be able share a person’s vital health information with other doctors and hospitals …
The Cost of the Impact
From the beginning, providers have worried about the financial impact that preparing for the ICD-10 coding classification implementation would bring to their practice. This has been especially true for small physician practices. However, according to …
An Eye on the Future
A trip to the doctor’s office will in all likelihood look dramatically different in the future, as technology advancements continue to change the doctor-patient relationship and the office visit experience.
Experts expect doctors to rely more …
Counting Down the Days
The healthcare industry is closer than it’s ever been to an ICD-10 compliance deadline, both in calendar days and preparation. In the past, delays came approximately seven months ahead of the former respective deadlines. This interesting …
Proper Motivation
They can run, but it is getting more and more difficult to hide. Those involved in fraudulent behavior when it comes to health care are finding that more and more people are watching and exposing …
Final Countdown
ICD-10 seems to have survived another potential delay with the sustainable growth rate (SGR) issue resolved, thanks to the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of the CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. It seems to be …
Ensuring Compliance Can Be Stressful
Anxiety continues to rise in the ICD-10 preparations, but this time from a different source. According to a recent survey by the Healthcare Billing & Management Association, a lack of preparedness by the billers’ clients remains …
Avoiding Fraud
A Connecticut court has sentenced two doctor-owners of a Houston-area mental health clinic to 12 and 10 years in federal prison for an alleged $97 million Medicare fraud scheme. This information came from Courthouse News in their …
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