Medicare (CMS/HHS) Bulletin: On September 5, 2012, HHS published a final rule delaying the ICD-10 compliance date to October 1, 2014 (and now 2015). In that same rule, HHS adopted a standard for a unique health plan identifier (HPID) requiring health plans to obtain...
As of January 1, 2012 all HIPAA covered entities must be compliant with Version 5010. Any electronic transaction for which a standard has been adopted must be submitted using Version 5010. Electronic transactions that do not use Version 5010 are not compliant with...
In the medical field, terminology is the first step to tackle patient care. Medical transcriptionists require a thorough knowledge of medical terminology, including anatomy, physiology, and pathology. Coders must also know enough about the body and how it works to...
