CMS’ New 2/12 1500 Claim Form: Are You Ready? April 1st Deadline is Here
Even if you've been filing Medicare claim form 1500 for years, effective April 1, 2014 your process is about to change. This is the date that CMS' new 2/12 1500 [...]
ICD-10 deadline won’t be delayed, Tavenner tells HIMSS
By Joseph Conn - HIMSS Providers, payers and claims clearinghouses can look for no relief from the looming, Oct. 1 compliance deadline for the nationwide conversion to the ICD-10 family [...]
EHRs and E/M Coding: Warnings, Pitfalls, and Best Practices
In this article by AACP author Michael Stearns, MD, CPC, CFPC, suggests that organizations should take the time to thoroughly understand and customize your EHR. Most electronic health record (EHR) systems include [...]
Take a Refresher on Coder Liability
Take a Refresher on Coder Liability By Barbara Cataletto, MBA, CPC What you don’t know can hurt you. In addition to acquiring all the necessary tools and education needed to code and [...]
Don’t let cloned documentation sink your coding and compliance efforts.
Win the Battle of the Clones: Don’t let cloned documentation sink your coding and compliance efforts. By Joyce Will, RHIT, CPC, has more than 25 years of experience in the areas of ICD-9-CM, [...]