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October 16, 2012 / Tips & Trends
7 Steps of Becoming a Successful Remote Coder
By Doug Montgomery, VP HIM Services at MedPartners HIM October, 2012
Recently, MedPartnersHIM HIM conducted a field study of 60 remote coders in the industry. Learn More
October 8, 2012 / Tips & Trends
Florida Medicaid program in limbo
MIAMI (AP) – Millions of uninsured Florida families and health care providers are in a purgatory of sorts. Learn More
September 11, 2012 / Tips & Trends
Pharmaceuticals – Bitter Pills?
Physician-dispensing of prescriptions works well except when it comes to medications prescribed in workers’ comp cases. Learn More
August 15, 2012 / Tips & Trends
DRGs Dethroned
Coming from someone with more than 20 years of inpatient coding experience—most of which have involved diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)—the title of this article sounds blasphemous. However, as time has progressed, reporting needs have changed, leading to a reformulation of the inpatient coder’s critical functions. Learn More
August 15, 2012 / Tips & Trends
Health care law may cut down on excessive procedures
The 2010 health care law gives Medicare and Medicaid more authority to track and reject payments for medical procedures believed to be overused, Learn More
July 30, 2012 / Tips & Trends
SecuraTrac, Vital Connect to launch vital signs sensor with smartphone capabilities
Welcome to the modern version of “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” Learn More
July 27, 2012 / Tips & Trends
World Congress hosts 3 mHealth, telemedicine events in Boston
Telemedicine, mobile healthcare and mHealth entrepreneurs are intersecting – quite literally – this week in Boston. Learn More
July 3, 2012 / Tips & Trends
Navigating the maze: A few parable reminders for embracing change
Try some gouda. I hear it’s good. In this age of instantaneous electronic communication, the speed of change is accelerating. Learn More
July 2, 2012 / Tips & Trends
ATA panel: mHealth could make the smartphone a valuable piece of real estate
Mobile health … mHealth … eHealth … wireless health … digital health. While the monikers are seemingly endless, one fact can’t be argued: It’s one of the fastest growing segments of healthcare today. Learn More

