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Why do we need compliance rules and audits? Most people would say to stay out of jail for breaking important rules, regulations, and laws as it pertains to medical billing practices. However, let’s dig a little deeper on why compliance …
Q #32: Does AHIMA require you to do CEUs to remain certified as well? A: Yes, they do, and keep in mind if you get dual certification then it doesn’t always, your CEU’s don’t always cross over. A lot of …
HITECH’s Impact on HIPAA Laws HITECH is the Health Information Technology for Economics and Clinical Health Act and was enacted in 2009. HITECH basically makes the HIPAA laws, rules, and regulations stronger by creating rules regarding the privacy and security …
Q #29: Why do most employers mention or ask for AHIMA certification instead of an AAPC? A: Laureen: I don’t think that most employers do, it’s probably the type of jobs that you’re looking at are. In my area, in …
In a managed care system the PCP (primary care provider) plays an important role. The PCPs responsibility is to provide ongoing and continuous care for the usual patient encounter and to make decisions regarding the referral to other providers within …
Q #26: What does the ICD-CM delay effect the coding books for 2015? Is there going to be an update? A: I don’t think so. They didn’t do an update for 2014. They’re done. They are ready to move on, …
Some call it Electronic Medical Records while others call it electronic health records. They are both one in the same. EHR (Electronic Health Record) is the term used to describe the software system of collecting patient information by different providers …
I am sometimes asked what are the basic steps in processing medical billing claims. This is actually a very good question for a new student to ask. Below are the general steps in medical billing claims processing. Basic Claims Processing …