Latest Updates on Medical Billing

The provider revenue cycle has experienced a substantial revolution as of late, but patient billing technology at many hospitals and health systems has been slow to evolve. Tom Furr, director of business development and CEO at Durham, N.C.-based PatientPay, spoke…

In nearly every ICD-10-CM category there is an option for an “other specified” condition. What do these mean, and how are they properly used? The official guidelines for ICD-10-CM can help explain. They define the conventions used in the code…

When looking back at the the biggest news in healthcare in 2015, an informal survey of Healthcare Finance readers found no other contender even came close to defeating ICD-10 for the reign of top issue of the year. ICD-10 had…

Your doctor and medical staff may get crankier. Your health insurance claims may be denied or delayed. You could be pressured to pay health care balances in full, rather than over time. Welcome to the new world of medical coding…

In order to prevent denials, it is important to code correctly within the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10), with specificity matching documentation, according to an article published in Medical Economics. Noting that payers are currently going easy on…