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Entries by Susan.Montana
ICD-10 Implementation Challenges & Taking Action
Documentation? Training? Vendor readiness? Coding? Billing? Where do I start? There are many ICD-10 implementation challenges a medical practice faces. • How will I properly document my medical records to support the coding and billing of the new ICD-10 coding system? • Will my billing system be able to process ICD-9 for dates of service […]
55,000 New Diagnosis Codes with ICD-10
ICD-9 contained 14,000 codes. ICD-10 contains 69,000 codes! Which code do I use? The introduction of ICD-10 has been in the works for many years and there is a lot of information available. In fact, the rest of the world has been using ICD-10 for years, and the United States is just now catching up. […]
ICD-10 Transition: Y2K will look like a child’s game
ICD-10 will impact every area of your medical practice or billing company! There have been so many changes put upon medical practices in recent years, from EMR, new HIPAA and HITECH privacy and security requirements, advances in medical care, payor audits, just to name a few. You may not have appreciated just how big the […]
OMNI 3750 terminals to be deactivated on March 31, 2013
SSI Adds “Swipe Card Technology” to PC-MVS Product Line Synchronized Systems, a software development company based in Patchogue, New York has announced it has added “Swipe Card Technology” to its existing PC-MVS Medicaid Verification System product line. At press time, one of the staff members at Synchronized spoke to us about what the “Swipe Card […]
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Top Ten Signs of a ‘Buttoned Up’ Medical Practice
Is your medical practice ‘buttoned up’ ? I work with medical practices all the time, and they don’t always seem to have all their bases covered. This means they are spending their days fighting fires, while they provide patient care, but they are not able to spend their time proactively thinking about how to make […]
Healthcare and the Internet
Patients and providers alike should be utilizing the internet in their pursuit of healthcare. The first point of connection – the patient and the provider meeting – might be the most important for both parties. If you are a patient, and you need to connect with a provider for a particular condition, how do you […]
Telehealth – Great Concept, But Can You Get Paid?
I’ve always got interesting stuff coming across my desk. This week it’s Telehealth Services. The idea is not new, but insurance plans potentially paying for the service is. The concept of Telemedicine is that the health care system could save considerable money, and patients could experience a heightened level of support for particularly delicate conditions, […]
Substance Abuse Impacts Families – Broadcast Date 1/27/12
My guest this morning, “John”, wanted to share his family’s struggle to secure help for his son, once his son admitted he had a problem and was ready for help. The biggest challenge they faced was availability. All programs are above capacity, most are not affordable, and almost all are governed by profits, or at […]