Diagnosis and treatment planning are arguably the centerpiece of dental practice. Quantifying and recording a patient's complete set of dental and medical diagnoses requires the use of a common coding ...

Specifically, the tools center around the use of ICD-10-CM Z codes. These are designed to denote certain factors that might influence health status, or explain reasons for medical encounters having to ...

Despite the recent congressional delay in implementing the ICD-10 coding system, there is growing interest in a high-tech way of helping physicians convert their standard clinical terminology into the ...

Pressed by organized medicine and lawmakers alike, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced yesterday that it will conduct tests to see whether Medicare claims incorporating the ...

From erroneous medical bills to denied health services, Americans may need patience grappling with insurance claims beginning today, the much-anticipated launch of tens of thousands of new ...