DocAssistant’s free AI coding tool gives billing teams, administrators, and clinicians instant, intelligent access to ...

Engaging in dual coding as the deadline to transition to ICD-10 moves closer to reality is not an optimal strategy, according to Walter Houlihan, director of health information management and clinical ...

Curtis Dubay, recognized as a leading expert on taxation issues, is a former research fellow in tax and economic policy. The House of Representatives recently passed H.R 4302, a temporary "fix" to the ...

When it comes to ICD-10 and ICD-11, there are generally two camps. There are those that believe ICD-10 is a necessary coding step to take, and all hospitals and providers should make the steady ...

For the last couple weeks I’ve been on a search for software based coding tools that are used for coding ICD-10 diagnosis codes for the purpose of claims submission. I’m looking for something better ...

Expert, outsourced coders from H.I.M. ON CALL perform ICD-10 coding via remote or onsite options; allowing the hospitals' internal coding team to focus on day-to-day production or ICD-10 training, ...

Similar to the Y2K efforts at the turn of the last millennium, the ICD-10 mandate for healthcare managers from their bosses was clear: Oversee a smooth migration — or else. As a result, ICD-10 was a ...

Nobody needs to go to medical school to know that people have two ears. However, if physicians treat a patient with suppurative, or pus-discharging, otitis media, they don't have to specify left ear, ...

Diagnosis coding is the forgotten stepchild in medical practices. Physician coding has focused on Current Procedural Terminology codes, which drives revenue when services are provided under a ...