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Online Spat Involves CPT Codes
July 10, 2009 5:58 PM by Cheryl McEvoy
From time to time, we all complain. We used to keep it among friends, family or a goldfish with a compassionate ear, but with the advent of social media, it's become all too easy to tweet a 140-character rant for all to hear. Now, a physician is using Read More...
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Grider Says Tearful Goodbye
April 7, 2009 4:35 PM by Lynn Jusinski
Deborah Grider, CPC, CPC-I, CPC-H, CPC-P, COBGC, CEMC, CCS-P, said an emotional goodbye as she passed the gavel to incoming AAPC National Advisory Board (NAB) President Terry Leone, CPC, CPC-P, CIC. Grider received several standing ovations during today's Read More...
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Enthusiasm Abounds at AAPC!
April 6, 2009 1:12 PM by Lynn Jusinski
It's the second day at the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) conference in Las Vegas, and the attendees are currently chowing down on breakfast. Yesterday's welcome session was high energy and humorous. AAPC directors took on roles in a skit Read More...
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Hope Everyone Behaves on the Planes
April 3, 2009 10:44 AM by Lynn Jusinski
The ADVANCE staff will be rather far flung early next week. Cheryl McEvoy is heading off to Chicago for the HIMSS conference, and I'm boarding a flight to Las Vegas early Sunday morning to take in the AAPC show. We'll be bringing you all sorts of conference Read More...
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AAPC Pleased With ICD-10 Implementation Date
January 16, 2009 2:39 PM by Lynn Jusinski
The American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) scored a victory yesterday when it was announced that ICD-10 implementation would be pushed back from 2011 to 2013. AAPC took an opposing view to that of the American Health Information Management Association, Read More...
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RAC Permanent Program Delayed
November 5, 2008 9:08 AM by Lynn Jusinski
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced yesterday that an automatic stay will be imposed on the contract work of the four Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) program. The stay is required as a result of protests filed with the Government Read More...
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Lots to Learn
October 14, 2008 1:03 AM by Lynn Jusinski
I'm always amazed by just how much there is to learn in the HIM field, and that's never more apparent than when I'm out at conferences. This year's AHIMA Convention has been packed with interesting sessions and general sessions that really show just how Read More...
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CMS Announces RAC Contractors
October 7, 2008 9:03 AM by Lisa Algeo
On Oct. 6, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced the names of the new national Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs). The new RACs are: Diversified Collection Services, Inc. of Livermore, California, in Region A, initially working in Maine, Read More...
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Can ICD-10 Finally Be Happening?
August 20, 2008 9:04 AM by Lynn Jusinski
There's some movement on the ICD-10 front. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed replacing ICD-9 codes with ICD-10 codes by October 2011. According to HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt, "We are taking a giant step forward toward developing Read More...
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A New Title for Coders
February 11, 2008 10:51 AM by Lisa Algeo
In this week's Hands-on Help column titled "Automating the Coding Process," authors Leslie A Fox, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA, and Patty Thierry Sheridan, MBA, RHIA, discuss the role of computer assisted coding (CAC) and its impact on the coding function and the Read More...
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Don't Get Ripped Off
November 9, 2007 3:37 PM by Lisa Algeo
"Start earning money in just a few weeks." "Get your degree from home." We've all seen the infomercials, commercials and advertisements that boast "You too can become a medical transcriptionist in 10 days," or "Become a medical coder and earn top dollar." Read More...
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RAC Ready?
November 6, 2007 11:07 AM by Lisa Algeo
Are you ready for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program? If not, it’s time to get a move on. It seems that CMS may be accelerating its plans to expand this project to all 50 states. It has recently Read More...
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