ICD-10 Is Less than 70 Days Away: Get Ready
After several years of unparalleled cooperation across the health care community, we are nearing the ICD- finish line. Less than days remain until our nation makes the transition to ICD-... Read More >
Another method of collecting past due balances (aside from billing statements and collection calls.
Have an employee who prints encounter forms in advance and contacts the patient concerning past due balances and the expectation of payment at check-in. When the patient checks in for... Read More >
EMR backup strategies beyond rotating tapes every day
Your EHR vendor should have a stragegy in place for most, if not all, catastrophies. Tapes should only be ONE of many LAYERS of protection you have in place. In... Read More >
HIPAA Settlement Highlights Importance of Safeguards When Using Internet Applications
St. Elizabeth s Medical Center SEMC has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of HIPAA Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules with the... Read More >
Finding and Managing Third Party Payer Underpayments
With today s complex coding and reimbursement systems, it came as no surprise to discover that payment accuracy rates among insurance companies dip as low as percent. That finding comes... Read More >
Some good news concerning ICD-10 conversion
The AMA and CMS yesterday issued a joint press release reporting agreement on certain elements of a -month grace period for the October , implementation of ICD- . Although physicians... Read More >
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