Medical Billing and Coding- A Brief For keeping the records of patient’s procedures, such as the consecutive billings for hospitals, medical offices, HMOs, and others, healthcare facilities require the necessary administrative roles which are known as the Medical …
The Office for Civil Rights under the jurisdiction of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the agency responsible for enforcing the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Readers will remember that the HIPAA Privacy Rule came into effect in …
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 …
When medical billing and coding professionals speak of the Office of Inspector General (OIG), it is usually in reference to a possible audit or a compliance program. Most likely it is also related to the Medicare and Medicaid programs or …
All billing and coding professionals will inevitably come across the term CPT, which refers to Current Procedural Terminology. CPT was and is developed by the American Medical Association (AMA) and is used today by all the major players in the …
The American Health Information Management Association, known by those in the medical billing and coding field as AHIMA (and also the subject of a previous article) is one of several prominent organizations which offers important certifications. Although these are not …
The American Health Information Management Association, known to most as AHIMA, is one of several important organizations in the medical billing and coding profession. The organization can trace its origins back to 1928. Then known as the Association of Record …
The Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Certification is offered by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), the subject of an earlier post. Although the CPC Certification is not required by law, employers can state a preference or requirement that applicants …
The Certified Medical Reimbursement Specialist (CMRS) Certification is one of several nationally prominent credentials recognized in the medical billing and coding profession, offered through the American Medical Billing Association (AMBA), an organization featured in a previous post. The CMRS, like …
Medical billing and coding professionals ensure health care providers get paid or reimbursed for their services. Billing and coding are two sides of the same coin, both essential for smooth business operations. Medical billing professionals act as the go-between for …