Earlier this week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its annual "Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Report."...
The medical coding professionals responsibility is to review the patient’s medical records written by the healthcare professionals
Every year, thousands of patients walk into dental practices for a procedure that seems routine, wisdom teeth removal. A study in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery revealed that around 85% of adults between the ages of 20 and 30 had at least one impacted wisdom tooth, and 65% of those individuals eventually required […]
As technology reshapes the way people think about the provision of healthcare, telehealth services are on the rise.
If you’re billing Medicare, Medicaid, or one of a few other third-party insurance payers, you also need to be familiar with the HCPCS.
Healthcare organizations continue to be challenged by this ever-evolving industry. Regulatory changes, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC)
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is the most common infections that patients acquire within healthcare facilities.
In the United States today, an estimated 30.3 million people — about 9.4 percent of the total population — has diabetes.
In last week’s post, we provided an overview of the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS).



































