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The QuadraMed Corporation of Reston, Va., has launched the Quantum Coding Simulator, an ICD-10-compliant encoder training tool designed to help coders and students gain proficiency in using ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS code sets ahead of the mandated Oct. 1, 2013 implementation date.
The August 2009 Product Spotlight examines the value of patient accounts management solutions in the era of RAC, P4P and ARRA.
The Senate has only today left to hammer out a potential health reform package before it goes on summer recess.
New analysis shows that safety net hospitals have improved patient care through a nationwide value-based purchasing demonstration project.
Employment in the U.S. healthcare sector increased by 20,000 jobs in July, although the national unemployment rate was little changed at 9.4 percent, according to recent data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics have cut 285 jobs because of budget problems caused by the economic downturn.
Hospitals looking to push their statement processing services online have a new tool at their disposal from Healthcare Management Systems, Inc.
The American College of Physicians waded further into the healthcare reform debate this week, releasing three policy papers addressing individual mandates, tax exclusion and a public plan option.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Tuesday it will begin automatic audits of providers in South Carolina for certain Medicare billing codes. This is but the beginning of nationwide audits under the RAC program.
Medical travel administrator BridgeHealth Medical is partnering with Competitive Health, Inc., in an effort to provide better healthcare options for people with limited benefit programs.