Under the HITECH Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is mandated to conduct periodic audits to ensure that HIPAA covered entities and business associates are complying with the...
Dermatology Payments Likely to Reduce in 2015 and Further
It's time to focus on your dermatology medical billing as new developments in the healthcare field implies a reduction in physician payment in 2015 and may be in the coming years. In October 2014,...
US Hospitals Fail to Meet EHR standards – Study Says
Implementation of electronic health records is considered a practical solution that will help streamline processes in healthcare settings, while also ensuring enhanced patient care and support....
2015 CPT Code Changes for Teletherapy and Brachytherapy Isodose Planning
This August, the American Medical Association (AMA) introduced the 2015 CPT code changes that will go into effect on January 1, 2015 with significant changes for radiation oncology. The revised...
Types of Medicare Audits and Issues That Rouse Suspicion
Medicare audits are conducted to make sure that the right beneficiary receives the right payment at the right time, and they are very important for healthcare providers who manage and process their...
Oncologists Must Help Curb Deadliness of Pancreatic Cancer
The decisions of oncologists often hold the key to successful or failed cancer treatment. This is particularly true with the deadly pancreatic cancer that has claimed the lives of illustrious people...
Reducing Avoidable Hospital Readmissions Can Improve Healthcare Quality
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has introduced several new financial incentives and penalties in order to optimize the overall healthcare system performance. Policy makers are constantly searching for...
Increase in Hospitalization and ER Use After Medicaid Expansion is Temporary
A new study from the "UCLA Center for Health Policy Research" reports that the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) may lead to considerable increase in the use of emergency...
4 New HCPCS Modifiers in Lieu of the -59 Modifier
CMS is introducing four new HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System) modifiers to identify subsets of modifier 59 that is used to designate a "distinct procedural service". The new subset...