by Administrator | May 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
Understanding How to Document Chronic Problems Will Maximize Reimbursement Older patients often suffer from more than one chronic condition at a time, including common ailments such as Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), cancers...
by Administrator | Apr 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
More Medicare enrollees means less reimbursement funding to go around According to Cindy Doyon of Precyse, a health information management technology company, the aging of the baby boomer generation is putting financial and operating pressure on hospitals and health...
by Administrator | Apr 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
ICD 10 code implementation is now delayed until October of 2015. On April 1, President Obama signed a bill into law that will have a dramatic effect on the world of HCC coding. The new law, known as the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, contains numerous...
by Administrator | Mar 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
A recent study showed switching from ICD 9 to ICD 10 can result in missed codes and inaccurate billing charges Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago recently conducted an experiment to assess the difficulty of transitioning from ICD 9 to ICD 10 codes....
by Administrator | Mar 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
A bill pushing the ICD 10 implementation date back to 2015 is under consideration in the Senate Just last month, a top administrator from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reassured health care providers and insurance companies that the ICD 10...
by Administrator | Feb 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
Improve your coding speed and accuracy to improve reimbursements Ever since 2004, fast and accurate ICD and HCC coding has been vital for health plans wishing to secure maximum reimbursements for Medicare Advantage patients. The coding process allows for health plans...
by Administrator | Feb 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
Complete and accurate coding does more for health plans’ bottom lines than preventative medicine alone Health care costs are a major concern for many Americans right now. Employers and individuals who do not qualify for subsidies are struggling to budget for the...
by Administrator | Jan 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
Get the basic facts on the transition to ICD 10 codes and how HCC Coders can help with this process Starting on October 1, 2014, all physicians, hospitals, and health plan providers will be required to begin using ICD 10 codes instead of ICD 9 codes to track patient...
by Administrator | Jan 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
According to a new study, transitioning to ICD 10 codes will impact every aspect of business operations for physician practices While the rest of the world has been using ICD 10 codes for years, American doctors, hospitals, and health plan providers have been...
by Administrator | Dec 31, 2013 | Uncategorized
HCC Coders can provide fully trained staff to help you ensure the transition to ICD 10 goes smoothly. Health plan providers have already gotten one reprieve on the implementation of the new ICD 10 code set, when the deadline was changed from October 2013 to October...
