Contracts: Create a Health Plan Contact Database
By Marcia Brauchler, MPH, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-I, CPHQ Part 3: Identify your practice’s health plans’ counterparts and create an “Alpha Payer Contact List” for your practice. Imagine trying to renegotiate...
View Article“Families” of Diagnoses
By Jeanne Yoder, RHIA, CPC, CPC-I, CCS-P What is a diagnosis ‘family?’ More than one coder was wondering this when they saw: What happens if I use the wrong ICD-10 code, will my claim be denied? While...
View ArticleOlympus Pays $646 Million for Bribes to Docs, Facilities
Medical device manufacturer Olympus agreed to pay a $646 million fine to end criminal and civil probes alleging the company paid bribes and kickbacks to physicians and hospitals. It’s the largest...
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