by Outsource Strategies International | Posted: Aug 25, 2016 | Industry News, Resources
Healthcare providers face different types of medical record audits and with the changing focus and increasing expectations of payers, advanced preparation is crucial for success. Audits can be conducted to verify general compliance or they can be prompted by actual...
by Outsource Strategies International | Posted: Aug 18, 2016 | Industry News, Resources
Hypertensive heart disease, the main cause of death associated with hypertension or high blood pressure, refers to heart failure, coronary artery disease, and enlargement of the heart. Compared to the ICD-9-CM code for hypertensive heart disease (402.90), ICD-10-CM...
by Outsource Strategies International | Posted: Jul 26, 2016 | Industry News, Resources
TCM or Transitional Care Management services are provided to enable patients to transition successfully from a hospital stay back to a community setting. They are provided for an established or new patient whose medical and/or psychosocial problems necessitate...
by Outsource Strategies International | Posted: Feb 25, 2016 | Industry News, Resources
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released few corrections to the 2016 HCPCS Level II code set. Though the updates were released late, the changes are effective from Jan 1, 2016. HCPCS was developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)...
by Outsource Strategies International | Posted: Jan 29, 2016 | Industry News, Resources
Medical billing responsibilities have become more extensive, with more medicines being covered by Medicare. Medicare Part B Patients would be glad to know that Medicare Part B now covers some pretty expensive drugs. Medicare Part B usually covers outpatient services...