An “assistant at surgery” refers to a licensed professional who actively assists the operating surgeon while performing a surgical procedure. This assistant surgeon provides more than just ancillary services. “Assistant at surgery” is a billable service and Medicare...
According to a new study by Accenture, the number of retail clinics will increase rapidly over the next few years as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) seeks to extend heath coverage to millions of...
The Obamacare Employer Mandate, one of the most vaunted provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), was supposed to come into effect in 2014. The mandate insists that companies with more than 50...
It is expected that millions of uninsured Americans will enroll into Obamacare when the insurance exchanges opens on October 1, 2013. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has...
Medical mobile applications are empowering physicians as well as patients and playing an important role in the healthcare system. Mobile apps have changed the way diseases are diagnosed, monitored...
The faulty submission of medical claims can get you into serious financial trouble and adversely impact the bottom line of your practice. A recent example is the case of the St Luke’s University...
Medicare beneficiaries, doctors and other healthcare providers are in for quite a tough time thanks to rising healthcare costs not coinciding with a proportionate increase in income for the latter....
Two new CPT Transitional Care Management (TCM) codes have been created to ensure better coordination of care and to provide better incentives so that patients are treated in a primary care physician...
Healthcare providers are now hoping that Sustainable Growth Rate or SGR will be eliminated. Introduced by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), SGR is used to control Medicare spending...
The debt-ceiling crisis in United States during 2011 paved way for the imposition of Budget Control Act of 2011. The measures to reduce discretionary spending kicked off in January 2013 with the...
Affordable Care Act or Obama HealthCare will provide tax credits to the low/middle-income group of Americans, thus helping them purchase insurance through state-run insurance exchanges. The coverage...
