Coding and billing accuracy has never been more critical to your practice’s financial survival. From the Medicare Access and CHIP
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Six Top Hot Spots in Hospital Infection Control Compliance
About 715,000 people died in U.S. hospitals in the last year of data, according to the Center for Disease Control’s
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CMS Final MACRA Rule Holds Steady on MIPS
On Nov. 2, 2017, CMS published its final rule implementing the Quality Payment Program (QPP) under the Medicare Access and
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Will CMS Nip MIPS After MedPAC’s Criticism of MACRA?
While CMS is not scheduled to release its final rule implementing the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) until
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MACRA Offers Two Routes to Qualify for Quality-Based Payments
Around November 1, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is expected to release its final rule implementing
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Coding and billing for breast surgical procedures can be challenging, especially when it comes to understanding clinical terminology for surgical
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Key Changes in Oncology 2018 CPT Codes Coming
The American Medical Association (AMA) has released the official 2018 CPT coding rules and guidelines, which include hundreds of code, guideline,
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Pain Management Coding Concerns Include Spinal Cord Stimulators
Spinal cord stimulators (SCS) are generating a lot of buzz in the world of...
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Compliance Challenges in Telemedicine
Navigating regulations is nothing new to physicians and other providers, but adding telemedicine capabilities to your practice will add a
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Trends for Shoulder Coding in 2018
While there may not have been many CPT code changes to the arthroscopy codes in recent years, Medicare and commercial
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