Many physician practices, health care facilities, and other health care providers periodically wonder about outsourcing their medical billing and coding. For smaller practices it may be the easiest choice when compared with the alternative of hiring another employee. Larger operations …
The American Academy of Professional Coders, popularly known as the AAPC, is one of the largest organizations in the medical billing and coding industry and offers a number of certifications and training programs in the field. The agency states that …
In recent years the Medicare and Medicaid programs have lost an estimated $2.3 billion to fraud. It is every private practice doctor’s or hospital’s worst nightmare to see a team of federal agents surrounding their premises as part of an …
As the news of a budget deal was announced in a press conference held by Wisconsin’s Representative Paul Ryan and Washington’s Senator Patty Murray, questions immediately turned to the details of the compromise, with Medicare set to lost approximately $22.16 …
Founded in 1998 with the goal of serving as a networking hub for the medical billing and coding profession, the American Medical Billing Association (AMBA) currently has chapters in seven states nationwide and is the country’s largest credentialing and education …
As the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), popularly known as Obamacare, begins to kick in many medical billing and coding professionals are wondering what effects this new legislation will have on their industry. As medical coding and billing …