The latest on billing solutions and practice management services
30
Nov
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services changed its procedures and you’ll never guess what happened – higher error rates.
Imagine that.
The goal was to improve fee-for-service rates by hospitals, but increased scrutiny over billing has doubled the error rate from 3.6 percent in 2008 to 7.8 percent last year.
Providers must now submit all [...]
Tags: ClaimTek Systems, medical billing, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
17
Nov
12
Nov
We’ve been hearing social networking is the cure-all for getting new business. Well, sorta.
In-person networking at social events clearly works. It’s a time-old proven system. Press the flesh and eventually you’ll meet the right people.
But what about the social networking we’re always hearing about on the internet? Facebook, Myspace, Twitter . . . it’s all [...]
11
Nov
Tags: ClaimTek Systems, Photo by Megan Snider, Wordless Wednesday
10
Nov
The average certified medical coder earns $44,750 while non-certified coders make $38,920, according to 10,000 respondents in a survey by the American Academy of Professional Coders. Salaries rose 4 and 2 percent respectively over 2008.
The AAPC survey also revealed education plays a direct role in income. A coder with a Bachelor’s degree earns $51,820 [...]
Tags: American Academy of Professional Coders, medical billing, salaries, what medical billers earn
9
Nov
The American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC, www.aapc.com) has released its ICD-10-CM online code conversion tool, which is now available online at www.aapc.com/icd-10/codes. This valuable tool allows users to convert (or “map”) ICD-9-CM codes to ICD-10-CM codes (and vice versa) based on the General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare and [...]
Tags: ICD-10 conversion, medical billing, The American Academy of Professional Coders
6
Nov
5
Nov
TO: Members of the ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee
FROM: The American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
RE: AAPC’s position regarding suspension of code changes prior to and following implementation of ICD-10-CM and -PCS
The American Academy of Professional Coders does not support the freezing of changes to ICD-9-CM prior to the Oct. 1, 2013 [...]
Tags: ICD-9, medical billing, The American Academy of Professional Coders
3
Nov
The American Medical Billing Association named Ann Marie Brunk, owner of Healthcare Billing Solutions in Loveland, as its 2009-2010 Member of the Year at its annual AMBA National Conference in October.
“AMBA is very fortunate to be in the company of such a talented and devoted biller as Ann,” according to AMBA News. “During the National [...]
Tags: American Medical Billing Association, medical billing, member of the year
2
Nov
Normally, we’re thinking Christmas shopping once the calendar hits November. But, the year’s end has us already thinking about marketing for new clients.
Some health care providers run their tax years from Jan. 1 to Dec. 1. Some use April 1 or July 1. When they need to make a major change in operations, they tend [...]