Best Practices for Updating Electronic Health Record (EHR) Systems If there’s one thing that’s always changing, it’s healthcare. In fact, many elements of healthcare continually change. One of these elements is electronic health records, or EHRs. Using an outdated or inferior EHR system can be a pain and lead to inaccuracy in coding. Whether you’re…
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How to Prepare for a Medical Coding Audit Audit. Few words stir up fear, anxiety and frustration like this one. Unfortunately, they’re party of nearly every industry in some way. Fortunately, they’re an opportunity to improve, if you look at them the right way. When it comes to medical coding, there are certain things you…
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How Medical Coders Reduce Risk If there’s one thing common to all industries, it’s an element of risk. In healthcare, however, it’s especially important because you’re dealing with people’s health (and lives). So, where do medical coders come into play when it comes to risk? Here are a few ways they help reduce it: 1.…
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3 Burning Career-Related Medical Coding Questions When it comes to our careers, pay is often one of the most important issues we care about. It doesn’t vary by industry, either, and medical coding is no exception. Here are three of the most common questions we hear related to pay, careers and resumes. 1. Does medical…
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Why Medical Coders Are Protected Against Inflation If you’ve been to a gas pump recently, you’ve noticed that prices are a bit higher all over the place. Inflation is at its highest rate in recent history, but certain professions are more protected against it than others. Medical coding and billing is such an exception. Let’s…
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5 Mental Health Traits That Help Medical Coders If you struggle with mental health, you’re not alone. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): 1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness each year 1 in 20 U.S. adults experience serious mental illness each year 1 in 6 U.S. youth aged 6-17 experience…
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If you’re like most of us, you’ve gone to a big-box retailer that sells products in bulk and received a free sample while you were shopping. Have you ever wondered why they do this? According to The Atlantic, there’s a distinct psychology behind this. You’re more likely to buy something if you’ve tried it first.…
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Our 4 Favorite Reviews from 2022 The best things come in fours, right? Someone has had to say that, before. We have that mindset with today’s article, which highlights four of our favorite student reviews from the year so far. We’ll get out of the way and let them speak for themselves.) 1. Matt. D…
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3 Common Medical Coding Diagnosing Errors Even the best of us make mistakes. But this is especially true for medical coders, who can deal with literally thousands of codes each day. A few of these codes are more prone to errors than others, however. Here are three of them: 1. Timeframes Is the condition acute…
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