What’s the difference between M51.09 and M51.04? It’s just one number, right? Well, for these two ICD-10 codes, that one number means the difference between a specified and unspecified code. It also ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

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Healthcare organization CFOs are facing a perfect storm of challenges around medical coding. With few workers entering a field dominated by older Gen X-ers and Baby Boomers, there’s a growing gap in ...

Medical coding is finicky in its own right, and when telehealth is added to the mix, the process becomes even more complex. In order to be properly reimbursed, there are specific requirements that ...

Workforce shortages, regulatory complexities and economic challenges have put hospitals and health systems under immense pressure to improve operational efficiency, accelerate payments and reduce ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- About 40 medical coding layoffs are coming to Baptist Health. The hospital confirms 15 of those medical coding position layoffs will be at Baptist Health Louisville and ...

A Long Island health system is using AI to document conversations between patients and doctors in the exam room as a way to save time for physicians and help with medical billing. Rockville ...

A new American Health Information Management Association study aimed at finding a better understanding of the operational realities of how social determinants of health data is used in real-world ...