Coding for lumbar spinal fusion procedures in ASCs or outpatient centers is much different than coding for spinal fusion in the inpatient setting, according to the American Academy of Professional ...

Outpatient coders achieved higher average accuracy scores for the second consecutive year in Central Learning’s nationwide ICD-10 coding contest. Contest participants coded a total of 4,471 medical ...

Annual analysis points to an urgent need to redefine revenue integrity as proactive protection, while strengthening coding integrity and denial prevention measures. WELLESLEY, MA / ACCESS Newswire / ...

Veronica Beagle is the managing editor for Education at Forbes Advisor. She completed her master’s in English at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Before coming to Forbes Advisor she worked on ...

Annual analysis points to an urgent need to redefine revenue integrity as proactive protection, while strengthening coding integrity and denial prevention measures. WELLESLEY, MA / ACCESS Newswire / ...

The average amounts of a hospital’s denied inpatient and outpatient claims have increased by 12% and 14%, respectively, with greater denial volumes also accompanying an uptick in payer’s audits, ...