How in the world did we end up with the colossal mess of bureaucratic overhead in health care? Let’s go back in time to see what got us here. During the first trimester of this century, health care was largely free of interests, which have now firmly attached...
ICD-9 AND ICD-10 CODING RECOMMENDATIONS Note: As of April 2014, Congress managed to delay ICD-10 yet another year. Read all about it here: ICD-10 delayed until 2015 From our healthcare preparedness review of the pending transition from ICD-9 and ICD-10 coding with...
At med-certification.com, we monitor the business side of healthcare. We have lots of information available for transitioning from the ICD-9 to the ICD-10 coding system. In addition, we have a course available now to train for the new coding protocols. Here you will...
Scary stories from Canada, dire warnings from the American Medical Association (AMA), and a stream of experts alternately comforting providers and warning them to hunker down and prepare for the worst are leaving providers confused and conflicted a little more than a...
The following information is a result of excerpts from guidance documents from HCFA, other government agencies, and the Office of the Inspector General. PRACTICE NAME has been inserted for the name of the practice. COMPLIANCE PLAN PRACTICE NAME has and will continue...
On October 1, 2014, your practice and the clearinghouses, payers, and billing companies that you work with will need to use ICD-10 codes. One way to help your practice prepare for ICD-10 is to work on improving how you document your clinical services. This will help...
