When automating areas within the revenue cycle, the coding department is a common place to start. Bridgett Feagin shares insight on the medical center's automation preparation. Automating areas of the ...

To invest in its mission and in professional development, the UAB Department of Neurosurgery hosted a training session led by KarenZupko & Associates (KZA), national experts in medical coding, for all ...

Kingman (Ariz.) RegionalMedicalCenter has laid off 11 employees in its medical coding department after hiring a third-party to manage coding services, reports Daily Miner. Hospital officials said the ...

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Blending the process of medical coding between domestic and offshore resources may be your answer to cheaper, faster, better coding. Just like many business services, outsourcing coding overseas is ...

ICD-10 — five little characters and a hyphen that are causing a whole host of headaches for medical providers and health systems across the country. Come October — after several years of delays — ...

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For more than 20 years, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) has been recognizing medical records departments across the nation for the integral role they play in the health ...

Clinical coding is a process by which descriptions of diseases, injuries or procedures are assigned a numeric or alphanumeric designation. Coding provides a mechanism for standardizing the recording ...

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3M Health Information Systems has been awarded a contract by Leidos, prime contractor to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) on the Defense Healthcare Management ...