Shoulder dislocation happens when the humerus, the top of the upper arm bone, partially or fully moves out of the glenoid, the socket bone of the shoulder. As the shoulder joint is the most mobile joint in the human body, it accounts for about 50 percent of all joint...
Happy Halloween 2018! Each year, October 31 is celebrated as Halloween day, in remembrance of the dead. With celebrity costumes, scary appearances, witches and spooks, the day will be vibrant,...
Hysterectomy is the second most frequently performed surgical procedures in the United States with reports suggesting about 650,000 procedures being performed each year. The surgical procedure is...
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) that involves the use of a noninvasive device that measures blood pressure in 24-hour cycles, help to improve the accuracy of diagnosing hypertension and...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the ICD-10 code changes for 2019 on June 11, 2018. The 473 ICD-10 code changes published for the upcoming year are applicable to all...
Less than a month after the disastrous flood Hurricane Florence swamped South Carolina, tropical storm Michael arrived. Health hazards after such natural catastrophes are not that easy to document...
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has called upon radiology practices to prepare for the radiology codes and guideline changes that will be implemented in 2019. Outsourcing medical coding to...
Autumn is a beautiful season but it also brings lower temperatures, which can cause a host of ailments. Physicians need to be ready with the ICD-10 codes for these common seasonal conditions and...
As the flu season has begun, it is time for everyone to prepare for this highly contagious condition, which generally peaks between December and February. According to the Centers for Disease...
The flu season in the United States runs from October to May, and peaks between December and February. The 2017-2018 flu season was one of the deadliest in the history of the nation and claimed...
Our medical coding company keeps track of updates to medical codes in order to help physicians ensure accurate billing of claims. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the...