BALTIMORE — The ordinary looking office building in a suburb of Baltimore gives no hint of the high-tech detective work going on inside. A $100 million system churns through complicated medical claims, searching for suspicious patterns and posting the findings on a...

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Q: One of my colleagues says that only “credentialed medical assistants” are permitted to enter orders in electronic health records (EHR) per Meaningful Use Stage 2. Can you explain?nnA: As of January 2013, only credentialed medical assistants have been permitted to...

As we celebrate this 20th anniversary we acknowledge the fact that you, our clients and friends, are responsible for our success and longevity. We express our sincere thanks and appreciation to you for your business, your loyalty and your support during the past 20...

Discussions of ICD-9 and ICD-10 often include mention of the terms dual processing and dual coding. Different people use these terms to mean different things, but in general, dual coding or processing refers to the use of ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes at the same time. So,...

C43.31 – Malignant melanoma of nosennC43.11 – Malignant melanoma of right eyelid, including canthusnnD03.4 – Melanoma in situ of scalp and necknnD03.59 – Melanoma in situ of other part of trunknnIn preparation for the upcoming deadline for ICD-10 implementation,...

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Legislation passed this year (House Bill 14-1283, now CRS 12-42.5-403) requires all Colorado prescribers who possess a DEA registration and all Colorado licensed pharmacists to register an account with Colorado's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)....

The fee-for-service world of professional reimbursement (compensation for services) is, essentially, the following economic transaction between payer and provider:nn Provider point of view: In exchange for patient volume being directed (Steered) into my practice I...

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Z02.0 — Encounter for examination for admission to educational institutionnnZ55.3 — Underachievement in schoolnnY92.157 — Garden or yard of reform school as the place of occurrence of the external causennY99.8 — Student activity as the external cause statusnnIn...

Cash flow is often the difference between keeping a private practice private and looking for an alternative situation that may not be quite as palatable to the doctors.nTo us, Cash Flow is not just important... it is EVERYTHING. The staff and management of AMRS work...