Many hospitals are receiving recovery audit contractor (RAC) denials based on physicians' documentation of major complications and/or co-morbidities (MCCs) and complications and/or co-morbidities (CCs ...

More than one year after the ICD-10 go-live on Oct. 1, 2015, CMS has ended the ICD-10 claims auditing and quality reporting leniency period. Guidelines now require providers to code to reflect ...

A successful practice depends on a strong team of not just physicians, but also top-notch clinical and administrative staff. If you're wondering how your employees' pay and benefits stack up against ...

A New York Times health reporter explains what clinical trials are, why they are important and how they can help inform us.

Despite the recent news of a delay in the implantation date, ICD-10 remains a priority for healthcare, and those hospital executives who aren’t concerned about clinical coder productivity declines may ...

Health tech company Iodine Software and coding software platform TruCode are collaborating to upend clinical administration using artificial intelligence. Austin, Texas-based Iodine Software developed ...

“HRS Coding Academy's inaugural class is comprised of 20 students, two U.S.-based ICD-10 trainers and Career Step's online coding curriculum,” commented Coplan-Gould. Students were hand-selected from ...