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When Appeals Are Not Enough in Medical Billing
If you are as enthusiastic about medical billing and reimbursement, it can be vexing when we receive a denial. Here are some tried and true points that every biller should know to address a true appeal correctly.
Know Your Coding
In today’s multitasking office you will often find billers who are certified in both collections and...
How to Become a First-Class Medical Coder?
Medical coding is a job for intelligent readers. Doctors forward the diagnosis and treatment details to the medical billing service companies. Medical coding staff interpret those healthcare jargons, for instance, the names of diseases and assign them medical codes according to a universally accepted coding system. The billers send those claims with codes to...
The French Healthcare System is Universal
How did the French manage to achieve a system that has the advantages that American love but still gives everyone coverage?
The French legislature realized that they would need the cooperation of 2 groups if they were to get the kind of national health insurance they wanted. First they needed the doctors; second they needed...
Fitness
CMS Finalizes Policies that will Reduce Provider Burden
Press Release Date : 2017/11/02
Contact : press@cms.hhs.gov
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule for the 2018 Physician Fee Schedule and final rule with comment period for the Quality Payment Program (QPP). While part of CMS’s broader strategy to relieve regulatory burdens for providers, these rules also reflect the...
Medical Education Pathways – Part 1
PART ONE - REALITIES OF MEDICAL EDUCATION IN THE STATES
American medical schools have insufficient capacity to train the doctors needed by the growing and aging US population. In 2006, U.S. medical schools received almost 400,000 applications for 14,000 spots. Combined BA/MD programs report even more discouraging numbers: a well known seven-year program in the...
International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM)
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Federal agency responsible for use of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10) in the United States, has developed a clinical modification of the classification for morbidity purposes. The ICD-10 is used to code and classify mortality data from death...
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Providing Health Insurance For a Conjugal Partner in California
This is one and the some as the case of matrimony in California
What has been observed in California is that there is no major distinction between a married couple and a couple living in concubinage. This is for the purposes of providing health insurance to one's spouse. What was put in place to take...
Taking the National Debate Local – Health Insurance in Columbus, Ohio
Dominating the news, lately: the Republicans vs. the Democrats, determining the fate of the health care system of our country, and debating the President's signature issue of universal health care for all Americans.
Ohio voters have a strong-spoken advocate, Republican John Boehner, who is arguing the Republican position that the Democrats' suggested reforms will be...
The Reasons for Possible Affordable Health Insurance
Finding affordable health insurance for you and your family, especially if you are self employed, may not be that easy to do. This can happen especially if you are buying for your own health coverage because there can be so many options laid out to you, and this can already be so confusing. Not...
Understanding Health Insurance in Virginia
Health insurance remains one of the most talked about topics when it comes to products that are indispensable for residents of Virginia. With continued increase in healthcare costs, the importance of health insurance plans keeps increasing.
It goes without saying that residents of Virginia without insurance coverage are at a greater risk of experiencing financial...
Rising Health Care Costs May Affect Retirement Planning
It is a universal dream that we all want to be able to stop working someday and retire. With today's economy and uncertainty, it is harder than ever to plan for the future taking all things into consideration. Just when you are looking comfortable and ready to retire, unexpected medical expenses can cause you...
