Time is running out for medical providers to update to the new HIPAA Version 5010 financial system software and International Classification of Diseases 10th Edition (ICD-10). The first step in the process is the Version 5010 data-transmission standards upgrade, which the majority of practices are unprepared for. According to a recent member survey by the [...]
A recent report from the American Medical Association (AMA) provides some shocking numbers on the cost of inaccurate health insurance claim payments. It’s not surprising that patients and physicians are frustrated by the high cost of health care due to claim-processing errors by insurance companies that waste billions of dollars every year.
The move to electronic health records is in full swing for most of the medical community, but holdouts point to security issues as an argument to keep their records on paper. The news is riddled with stories about data being compromised these days, but is paper really safer than digital when it comes to health [...]
While unemployment remains high and most businesses struggle to grow, the healthcare industry continues to add jobs and lead the charge in the economic recovery. The fastest growing occupation for college graduates in this challenging economy is a career in health information technology (IT), which ranked first among the top 10 careers listed, according to [...]
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