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  EMR/EHR Coding : What you need to know? It comes as no surprise that the medical industry is becoming digitized every day. Thanks to all the new CPT updates, ICD codes, and other coding trends that are making a way to revolutionize the entire realm. EMR/EHR coding has also transformed the way patient records are collected, recorded, and processed. When it comes to EMR/EHR coding, the size of the entire market will grow at a CAGR (Compound Annual Groth Rate) of 10.9% and increase from $70 billion to $120 billion, by the end of 2023. As a part of the Health HITECH Act of 2009, the federal government has also allocated $25.9 billion for encouraging certified providers. Considering these statistics, you should not be holding back from adopting EMR/EHR coding system at your facility. Don’t know where to start? Read all the essential details in this post. Appropriate Standards and Protocols Some of the must follow protocols for an EMR/EHR Coding system include Current Procedural Termin...

  Reimbursement and regulatory functions In addition to Medicare (the federal health insurance program for the elderly) and Medicaid (the federal needs-based program that helps with medical costs), CMS administers the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and key portions of the 2015 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) law. MACRA includes programs such as Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in which physicians and healthcare organizations are reimbursed based on their scores on healthcare quality and patient satisfaction measures. The approach is also known as value-based reimbursement. CMS also administers alternative payment models (APMs) for healthcare providers such as bundled payments for groups of healthcare organizations, and accountable care organizations, which are reimbursed based on positive medical outcomes. Since passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and C...

  What are ICD-10 codes and why are they important for doctors ? The International Classification of Disease (ICD) is a standard diagnostic tool created by the World Health Organization (WHO), for monitoring the incidence and prevalence of diseases and related conditions. The ICD has diverse clinical applications, and is used not just by doctors but also by paramedic staff, insurance companies, researchers and policy makers. ICD is used to classify diseases and store diagnostic information for clinical, quality and epidemiological purposes and also for reimbursement of insurance claims. What is ICD-10 The ICD tenth revision (ICD-10) is a code system that contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, circumstances and external causes of diseases or injury. The need for ICD-10 Created in 1992, ICD-10 code system is the successor of the previous version (ICD-9) and addresses several concerns. ICD-10 codes are updated on a yearly basis, allowing addition, deletion...

  National Drug Code Directory Drug establishments are required to provide FDA with a current list of all drugs manufactured, prepared, propagated, compounded or processed for sale in the U.S. at their facilities. Drugs are identified and reported using a unique, three-segment number called the National Drug Code (NDC) which serves as the FDA’s identifier for drugs. FDA publishes the listed NDC numbers in the NDC Directory which is updated daily. The NDC Directory contains information on active and certified finished and unfinished drugs submitted to FDA in structured product labeling (SPL) electronic listing files by labelers. A labeler may be a manufacturer, including a repackager or relabeler, or the entity named on the product label. The NDC Directory contains product listing data submitted for all finished drugs including prescription and over-the-counter drugs, approved and unapproved drugs and repackaged and relabeled drugs. The NDC unfinished drugs database contains product...

                 What is CDT Certification? ... The Certified Dental Technician (CDT) designation is a voluntary credential that allows dental lab techs to prove their technical skills and knowledge of dental laboratory procedures. Find out more about requirements for this certification and learn where to find helpful study resources. About CDT Certification The National Board for Certification in Dental Laboratory technology offers the CDT credential in six specialty areas - which include complete dentures, partial dentures, crown and bridge, ceramics, implants and orthodontics - to individuals who meet education and experience requirements and pass a series of exams. Qualifications are outlined below. Education and Experience Requirements Individuals wishing to become CDTs can sit for certification exams after accumulating a minimum of five years experience from on-the-job training in a dental technology setting, through work expe...

  The Future Of Work Now—Medical Coding With AI The coding of medical diagnosis and treatment has always been a challenging issue. Translating a patient’s complex symptoms, and a clinician’s efforts to address them, into a clear and unambiguous classification code was difficult even in simpler times. Now, however, hospitals and health insurance companies want very detailed information on what was wrong with a patient and the steps taken to treat them— for clinical record-keeping, for hospital operations review and planning, and perhaps most importantly, for financial reimbursement purposes. More Codes, More Complexity The current international standard for medical coding is ICD-10 (the tenth version of International Classification of Disease codes), from the World Health Organization (WHO). ICD‑10 has over 14,000 codes for diagnoses. The next update to this international standard, ICD-11, has already been formally adopted by WHO member states in May 2019. WHO member states, includi...