February 9, 2012 (San Francisco, California) — About a third of physicians who would refer patients for consideration of a primary-prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) appear not to ...

ICD-10 coding accuracy is more than just compliance—it’s the backbone of fair reimbursement, patient safety, and reliable healthcare data. With the 2026 updates introducing hundreds of new codes and ...

ICD-10-CM coding can be challenging for coders in the outpatient setting. It is important to remember that the Official ICD-10-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting provide a road map to ensure ...

CMS and the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics released changes to the ICD-10-CM guidelines for fiscal year 2019. 1. The new guidelines apply to all hospital inpatient and outpatient coding ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More than one-quarter of physicians surveyed never refer patients with the intent of consideration for a primary ...

ICD-10 medical coding is more than just assigning numbers—it’s about precision, compliance, and integrity. Real-world case studies reveal both the technical skill and the ethical judgment required to ...

Coders should note that the temporary guidelines will expire September 30. A version of this article was first published July 20, 2020, by HCPro's Revenue Cycle Advisor, a sibling publication to ...

Addressing a recent motion to dismiss, the Northern District of California predominantly denied Kaiser Permanente’s (“Kaiser”) motion to dismiss the government’s complaint in United States ex rel.

On November 14, Judge Edward Chen in the Northern District of California issued rulings on the pending motions to dismiss in U.S. ex rel. Osinek v. Kaiser Permanente, granting in part and denying in ...