http://www.codinginstitute.com/rss/catalog/new/store_id/1/ Tue, 21 May 2013 17:10:06 +0000 Zend_Feed en_US http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.codinginstitute.com/rug-revolution-winning-case-management-strategies-for-better-snf-reimbursement.html Optimize Your SNF’s Reimbursement By Implementing What’s New in RUG-IV  Are you aware of the new criteria for 66 RUG categories? If not, you’ll want to attend this highly anticipated audio conference, presented by Elisa Bovee MS OTR/L. Not only will you understand what you ne...]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 14:22:21 +0000 http://www.codinginstitute.com/medicare-60-day-refund-rule-impact-on-provider-billing.html Medicare Confirms Requirement to Return Overpayments Within 60 Days  As a fraud control measure, the health reform Act specifies a procedure for providers receiving overpayments. Section 6402 of the PPACA states that Medicare overpayments are to repaid to the government within 60 days of disco...]]> Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:16:08 +0000 http://www.codinginstitute.com/dental-marketing-including-cosmetics.html Marketing Your Dentistry Practice In A Tough Economy Is Essential To The Continuing Success Of Your Business.  Increase revenue by 20% instantly in the first 12 weeks after this event. Learn how you can avoid spending money on traditional Marketing and improve the bottom line of your practice ...]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:17:18 +0000 http://www.codinginstitute.com/get-on-board-with-the-physician-quality-reporting-system-for-anesthesia.html Are You On Board With PQRS Or Are You Still “Standing In The Station”?  There are only a few more years to take advantage of the incentive payments offered by CMS for reporting quality measures. After that, your reimbursement will see a percentage reduction for failure to report th...]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:33:32 +0000 http://www.codinginstitute.com/hipaa-accounting-of-disclosures-proposed-rules-mean-new-obligations.html Accounting of Disclosures under HIPAA: Review the proposed regulations The HIPAA Privacy Rule, which went into effect in 2003, required that entities keep track of all the disclosures they make of Protected Health Information (PHI) outside of those necessary for Treatment, Payment, and Healthcare O...]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:11:20 +0000 http://www.codinginstitute.com/icd-10-cm-coding-for-dermatology.html Increase Awareness Of ICD-10 Transition.  The physician should start preparing now as the timeline for implementation of ICD-10-CM is approaching, and also they need to be aware of the ICD-10-CM requirements for documentation and the general principles of medical record documentation and why i...]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:28:45 +0000 http://www.codinginstitute.com/hipaa-business-associates-new-application-of-hipaa-rules-and-requirements.html Get Your Must-Know HIPAA Business Associate Rules!  Business Associates are now covered directly under the Privacy Rule’s use and disclosure limitations and the Security Rule’s safeguard provisions, and will be responsible for their own compliance with the regulations and may be he...]]> Tue, 08 May 2012 11:51:23 +0000 http://www.codinginstitute.com/hospice-eligibility-and-certification-the-continuing-saga.html Regulatory Requirements Of Certification And Recertification  Hospices are undergoing increased regulatory scrutiny from CMS through Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs), the OIG, Zone Program Integrity Contractors (ZPICs) and eventually Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs). Certifications ...]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 08:45:01 +0000 http://www.codinginstitute.com/incident-to-services-compliant-use-of-non-physician-practitioners.html Tips To Consider If Looking For An NPP To Help Your Practice Make The Most Informed Decision  Many practices have taken an “all or nothing” approach to NPP billing: billing all services directly or all services “incident to”.  Neither of these is correct. The super...]]> Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:46:09 +0000 http://www.codinginstitute.com/2012-internal-medicine-coding-update.html Don't grind to a coding halt - Get the codes you need, to keep on rolling in 2012.   Changes in both diagnosis and procedure codes, can affect your everyday claims processing. Get the latest information and understand what the code changes mean to your practice. Instead of: working  li...]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:59:23 +0000