According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2016 there were approximately 57,400 medical transcriptionists or health care documentation specialists in the United States. While the Department of Labor does predict a 3% decline from 2016 through 2026, the numbers…
There was an interesting report issued by a committee of the American Thoracic Society, examining strategies to reduce readmissions for COPD. COPD is the third most common diagnosis in 30-day readmissions. As of late 2014, CMS now issues a penalty…
The final 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (the "Rule"), released on November 1st, creates three new codes in the category of Chronic Care Remote Physiologic Monitoring ("CCRPM") for (1) initial set-up and patient education, (2) initial device supply, and (3)…
Melbourne, Australia – iMedX Australia Pty Ltd., a subsidiary of iMedX, Inc., announced today that it is expanding its portfolio of services with the addition of its new coding and audit division, formerly known as Health Information Consulting and Management…
ATLANTA - iMedX, a leading health information and medical documentation solutions company, today announced that it has been awarded a contract from Vizient, Inc. the largest member-driven health care performance improvement company in the country. Effective May 1, 2017, the agreement…
Earlier this year, the ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee summarized the ICD-10-PCS updates in great detail when it released the final agenda. For fiscal year 2017, the number of additional PCS codes totals 3,827. There were also 12 code deletions…
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (August 31, 2016) --- iMedX, a leading health information and medical documentation solutions company based in Atlanta, Georgia, today announces an extension of its agreement with HealthTrust to provide transcription services to its members, including more than 1,400…
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (August 11, 2016) --- iMedX, a leading health information and medical documentation solutions company based in Atlanta, Georgia, has been awarded a supplier contract by HealthTrust to provide outsourced coding services to its members, including more than 1,400…
