From the smallest medical office to the largest multi-state provider, in all cases operating a successful medical services establishment boils down to just a few key things, and one of these is finances. No business, healthcare or otherwise, can survive …
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency in charge of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, loses billions of dollars every year to unscrupulous healthcare providers and medical billing and coding professionals. In 2010 the Office of …
While new medical billing and coding software can improve efficiency and therefore reduce costs for healthcare providers and insurance companies, a billing and coding professional who is worried about becoming redundant has a well-founded concern. Technology, whether it be robotics …
The latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics are out for the year 2013 that reveal the occupational outlook from medical billing and coding professionals throughout the United States. There are some notable changes to the figures reported on …
Every medical billing and coding professional in the United State should be aware of the False Claims Act. Signed into law in 1863, this piece of legislation was originally meant to deal with contractors who sold the Union Army sick …
While Republicans taking control of both houses of congress will undoubtedly have a tremendous impact on the United States, medical billing and coding professionals need not consider their job security one way or another. The election result’s impact on the …
As covered in a previous entry, the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) is the basis for a medical coding and billing system that is used by professionals throughout the health and medical services industries. According to the …
Although it may not be the first thing one thinks about when considering the job description for a medical billing and coding professional, this allied healthcare field currently plays a part in disease tracking- a role that will increase with …
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law in 2010 got a lot of attention for the health care exchanges that would be set up by federal or state governments. This is what most Americans think of when …
As medical billing and coding professionals find their occupation making increasing use of computers and the latest billing or coding software, it will come as no surprise that electronic thieves – hackers – are also becoming a growing concern. There …