The ICD-10 medical coding is getting implemented today and implementation date is here and now there is no way of avoiding it. From today on physicians and hospitals across the country will have to...
How to Welcome ICD-10 Medical Coding
The long awaited ICD-10 Implementation has now arrived. The coding aspect of any practice is usually resource sapping, and that's because there is a significant amount of effort and attention to...
Physicians Not Yet Ready for the ICD-10 Transition, WEDI Survey Reveals
Last year, we discussed the October 2013 ICD-10 Readiness Survey by the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) and found that the healthcare industry was not prepared for ICD-10...
CMS Proposed Changes to 2016 Home Health Payment System
This July, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed changes to the home health prospective payment system (HHPPS) for the calendar year 2016, which will have a significant...
How to Deal with Self-pay Patient Collections
With the rise in the number of patients with high deductibles, it is crucial for physicians to collect out-of-pocket payments to prevent accounts receivable from going overdue. Having an effective...
Getting Reimbursement for Unlisted Procedures
Getting proper reimbursement for unlisted procedures is not that easy and you have to follow certain steps to increase the chances of reimbursement. A proper insurance verification is the first step...
Medicare Overpayment and Measures to Avoid Penalties
According to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), A Medicare overpayment is defined as a payment received that is in excess of the amount actually payable under Medicare regulations....
How Outpatient Hospitals Can Report S-ICD System Procedures
Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (S-ICD) System procedures are typically performed on patients who are at risk of sudden cardiac death and have not yet experienced a cardiac...
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – Diagnostic and Procedural Coding
According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), around 60 percent of children having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD in the United States become adults with...