Tips & Trends

Seven Steps to Hiring the Right Coder

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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

Florida Medicaid program in limbo

MIAMI (AP) – Millions of uninsured Florida families and health care providers are in a purgatory of sorts. Learn More

Pharmaceuticals – Bitter Pills?

Physician-dispensing of prescriptions works well except when it comes to medications prescribed in workers’ comp cases. Learn More

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

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

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

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

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

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