As discussed in Part I of this article, coding for procedures in all specialties is often a complex process. In Part I we discussed common areas that are prone to erroneous coding in orthopedics, ...

Lolita M. Jones, RHIA, CCS, a consultant specializing in ASC and hospital outpatient coding, billing, reimbursement and operations, discusses eight common ASC coding errors in seven different ...

Medical billing mistakes and payment of insurance claims abroad are increasing steadily with healthcare systems facing immense pressure in operation and finances. The slightest faults in billing ...

Security practitioners are accustomed to intervening at the end of the software development process to identify security vulnerabilities, many of which could have been prevented with earlier ...

A large group of organizations led by the SANS Institute has launched a new information security skills assessment and certification program for software programmers. The National Secure Programming ...