The medical industry is always changing. Each year, there are new medical trends that significantly impact healthcare organizations of all shapes and sizes. Even though 2018 has recently made its …
Are you a primary care provider struggling with mental health coding? If so, you are not alone. Many healthcare providers find coding for mental health services to be challenging, especially since it …
At Applied Medical Systems (AMS) we know that bigger isn’t always better. That is why we are proud to be a small medical billing and coding company. However, just because we are a small firm does …
The introduction of ICD-10 brought extensive changes to healthcare coding including the introduction of thousands of new codes, many of which providers are still getting comfortable with. One area …
Ambulatory Surgery Centers, known in the medical community as ASCs, are healthcare facilities that focus on outpatient (same day) surgical care. In 1970, the first ambulatory surgery center, coined …
It seems like just yesterday that the release of ICD-10 rocked the medical industry. As a medical professional, when the October 1st, 2015 implementation deadline came and went, you most likely …
