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Seasonal Influenza Vaccine • H1N1 Precautions • Billing for Mid-level Providers

QUESTION: Where can we order the seasonal influenza vaccine? All of the distributors we normally order from are out of stock.

ICD-10-CM Final Implementation: October 1, 2013

The final implementation date for ICD-10-CM has been set for October 1, 2013, and it is important that every medical practice, whether large or small, begin to formulate a "game plan" for ICD-10-CM implementation. A systematic approach is the best method in a successful conversion to ICD-10.

Endorsed Partner: CHMB Solutions • Billing Solutions

Electronic health record (EHR) software implementation is a complex process affecting physicians, staff, and patients - it needs to be approached carefully and methodically in a multistep process in order to avoid disastrous outcomes:

Accounts Receivable Performance Benchmarking

As a billing service, we are often asked to come into practices that are “bleeding” financially as well as operationally, and to fix and improve on what has become a disastrous situation for the physician owners. Fortunately, we can usually be of help. Unfortunately, there are few quick fixes or “silver bullets” as these situations are caused by extended periods of neglect, mismanagement, lack of resources or all of the above.

Top 10 Medical Coder Do's and Don'ts

 

Today's professional medical coder/billing specialist faces many challenges and complexities when dealing with insurance contracts and carriers. The following tips will help pinpoint important concepts that we must continually manage in our fight for proper reimbursement for services rendered.

 

Coding …

All physicians know this answer or at the very least know where the responsibility for accurate coding falls … directly into the lap of the provider! Physicians have been required by law to submit diagnosis codes for Medicare reimbursement since the passage of the Medical Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988. The International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) classifies morbidity and mortality information for statistical purposes.

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