The advent of CPT, HCPCS codes and especially the latest ICD-10 codes foreshadow a logistical nightmare for most healthcare facilities. In addition to their primary focus – caring for their patients – they will now have to manage an immense amount of paperwork. For most of these companies, the answer should be simple. Use a third-party vendor medical coding service to handle the coding so they can concentrate on their core competency – caring for the sick and injured. Continue reading
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Medical Record Coding Services: Remote EHR Coding Help
The introduction of the 10th iteration of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) and its goal of facilitating the exchange of medical information across a wide variety of industries dedicated to healthcare, many companies have chosen to outsource this responsibility to qualified third-party medical coding services. Continue reading
Medical Coding Problems
While you may believe that handling your medical coding in-house is efficient, the fact is that using a medical coding specialist provides multiple benefits for your healthcare facility. Outsourcing your medical coding needs will help you: Continue reading
What Are the Liabilities of Medical Coding?
At surface level, medical coding seems simple enough: specific numeric values are applied to all medical diagnoses, symptoms, procedures, drug reactions, procedures and other medical services and events. However, coding is a far more complex maze of proceedure than most would hope. Given that physician reimbursement, hospital payments, quality review, the collection of medical data and many other industry processes are wholly reliant upon proper coding, accuracy is paramount.
Medical Coding Outsourcing: The Plus Points
Medical coding is an essential part of healthcare facility business practices. But if services are improperly coded, hospitals and doctors’ offices can lose hundreds, even thousands of dollars of revenue. Oftentimes these coding errors are caused by overworked staff trying to keep up with mounting patient accounts. One solution to this problem is outsourcing your medical coding. There are several benefits to this increasingly popular option that you should consider. Continue reading
Why Would I Outsource Medical Coding For My Healthcare Facility
While always a difficult process, medical coding has become a highly technical skill that requires trained specialists. New regulations over the last few years have made medical coding more complex than ever, making outsourcing a very practical solution, whether cleaning up a billing backlog or on a permanent basis. Continue reading
Optimizing solutions for Medical Records
We’ve all heard the jokes about Doctors’ bad handwriting! As mainstream as those jokes are, it can be a very real concern for staff to input that information into a patient’s medical record. They do not have time to research in a text book what exactly the doctor is trying to convey and mistakes are simply not tolerated in any form. Health Information Management (HIM) has seen explosive growth due to these concerns of inaccuracy. Along with that growth has also been a freedom of sorts to the healthcare provider as they can now concentrate on the patient and their individual care. Continue reading
Advantages of Outsourcing Medical Coding Services
With the October 2015 deadline for transitioning from ICD-9 to ICD-10 looming for health care facilities, the need for qualified medical coding services workers is high. In addition to this, hospitals and other health care providers have to effect other changes necessitated by the Affordable Care Act. An ideal solution is to outsource medical coding services or use an agency to recruit medical coders. Continue reading
Medical Coding Consulting Companies In The Chicago Metropolitan Market
Rely on Medical Coding and Consulting Companies with High Standards
If you are interested in finding medical coding companies you need to determine whether, or not, the company has high deliverable standards, and employs medical coding specialists from accredited institutions. Additionally, any company that you collaborate with should be dedicated to accuracy and following current and upcoming standards. Continue reading
What Do Remote Medical Coding Companies Do?
Remote coding companies are charged with the responsibility of helping health organizations and physicians be reimbursed by insurance companies for the services patients are offered. In addition, you will find they are detail oriented and are not bothered by administrative jobs. Remote coding companies work well with medical professionals and doctors and are able to easily communicate with them. Continue reading