HIPAA compliance
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Medical Billing Services
How can physicians secure data in the digital age?
Confidentiality is a pillar of the healthcare industry. The patients share their private information with physicians hence when deciding how…
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Medical Billing Services
New Updates in HIPAA Regulations for 2021
The Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) plays a critical role in healthcare organizations and the main objective of…
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Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Basics of Medicare Payment for Ambulatory Surgical Services (ASCs)
Medicare covers surgical procedures provided in freestanding or hospital-operated ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs). In January 2008, Medicare began paying for…
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Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Ambulatory Surgical Center Terminated Procedures
The following guidance determines the appropriate ambulatory surgical center (ASC) facility payment for a scheduled surgical procedure that is terminated…
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Received Payer Request for Medical Records? Keep Calm and Take These Steps
If a letter were to arrive at your organization in an innocuous-appearing envelope, you may be afraid to open it.…
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Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Understand Payment Rates and Basics of ASC Billing
An Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) is defined by CMS as a facility with the sole purpose of providing outpatient surgical…
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General Coding Guidelines for Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a bone disease that involves abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile or porous bones. Without appropriate…
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