As with many professions, the advent of computers started what is continuing to shape the medical billing and coding industry. Technology has and will continue to change medical billing and coding, the skills associated with these professions, and the labor …
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released its Medicare Part B payment data for 2012. This shows how much doctors billed the program for medical services provided to their patients, and consequently, the most lucrative areas for …
The American Medical Association (AMA) is one of the most influential organizations in the health care industry, and the largest organization of physicians and medical students in the United States. According to its mission statement, the AMA’s chief goal is …
In a controversial move for the medical billing and coding profession, the president signed a bill into law that would delay the implementation of the ICD-10. This was no April fools joke. Known as the Protecting Access to Medicare Act …