Enter your email address to receive weekly content updates including free medical quickinars, upcoming events, useful tips and industry related news updates. Free medical knowledge delivered straight to your inbox… Register now!
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the final rule implementing the part of the health care law that delivers higher payments to primary care physicians serving Medicaid beneficiaries.
DetailsThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released updated reference grids for Stage 1 and Stage 2 meaningful use requirements, detailing how meaningful use objectives align with EHR certification criteria. Each quick reference grid includes the meaningful use objectives and which group of physicians those objectives apply to, the core set and menu…
DetailsThe International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10), comprises two sets of codes, one for documenting diagnoses (ICD-10-CM) and the other for documenting procedures (ICD-10-PCS). Compared to ICD-9, these codes are more extensive and more numerous. ICD-10-CM codes number close to 68,000 and contain 3–7 characters compared to ICD-9-CM total more than 14,000 3–5 digit…
DetailsA few months ago, we paired with Novitas Solutions, INC. as our new Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC). Effective October 29, 2012, Novitas Solutions, Inc. will begin handling all fee-for-service claims processing for the Part A providers.
DetailsSmartphones and tablets are playing a bigger role in healthcare, and more change will take place when providers connect with patients using mobile apps, healthcare experts say.
DetailsDespite a one-year extension, many covered entities are still unlikely to achieve compliance with the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision(ICD-10), barring a change in their implementation strategy, this according to a recent report from the Health Information and Managements Systems Society (HIMSS).
DetailsBelow is a portion of Selena Chavis’ article on ICD-10 Testing Strategies, from the publication, For the Record.
DetailsThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an updated interactive map containing information about each state’s Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program.
DetailsAs the number of hospitals with electronic health record systems grows, a new study finds that inpatient physicians who receive patients from the emergency department have begun to do “chart biopsies” of electronic records to prepare for the handoffs.
Details
