When compared to data from past surveys, HCPro's 2016 HIM director and manager salary survey revealed a harsh truth that many HIM professionals already know: There has been little movement in HIM manager and director salaries over the years.
Congressional legislation is often written in a way that obfuscates or, at the very least, makes it difficult to discern the impact or intent of a bill.
Anatomical modifiers qualify a HCPCS/CPT® code by defining where on the body the service was provided. These modifiers are especially helpful to indicate services that would normally be considered bundled but were actually performed on different body sites.
The 2016 Revenue Integrity Symposium brings together training on Medicare billing and compliance, case management, revenue integrity, coding, CDI, and patient status, and more.
As healthcare providers increasingly accept financial risk associated with patient management due to the transition from fee-for-service to risk-/value-based reimbursement, the traditional model of healthcare reimbursement has been flipped upside down.