Social media is an influential means of communication for many. As it continues to evolve, its role in professional industries grows, including within the healthcare...
Get To Know AAPC AAPC, which stands for American Academy of Professional Coders, is a “training and credentialing organization for the business side of healthcare,”...
We often examine electronic medical records from a business or provider perspective. However, even the most advanced health information technology professionals still serve as patients...
EMR system implementations are complicated. Assessing readiness, selecting a software vendor, and carrying out the actual implementation in your facility are tasks that require much...
COVID-19 and Cytokine Storm/Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS) During this COVID-19 crisis, coders are beginning to see the providers document cytokine storm as a secondary diagnosis...
Privacy and security of electronic health records is an issue that should be at the forefront of every hospital and physician practice’s technology efforts, but...
Two years ago, the University of San Diego Extension published a study that named health information technology as the number one “hot career” for college...