2019 FHIMA Annual Convention & Exhibit

2019 FHIMA Annual Convention & Exhibit

2019 FHIMA Annual Convention & Exhibit   The Florida Health Information Management Association (FHIMA) is a component state association of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) that supports and promotes health information management…

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2020 AHIMA Virtual Conference

AHIMA 2020 Virtual Conference

2020 AHIMA Virtual Conference   Health data and information’s importance is clearer now than ever. The AHIMA20 Virtual Conference is a multi-day event gathering a dedicated and engaging community of…

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Updates Coming to the Quality Payment Program in 2020

Quality Payment Program

In the 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services late last year, several changes were made to the value-based Quality Payment Program (QPP) to simplify the rules for providers. These updates will “impact more than 1 million clinicians eligible for one or both of the QPP’s two performance tracks, the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and the Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs). CMS estimates that 880,000 clinicians will be MIPS-eligible in 2020, and between 210,000 and 270,000 clinicians will achieve Qualifying APM Participant (QP) status in 2020.”

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Refresh With YES: PCS Gastrointestinal Procedures | 1 CEU

Gastrointestinal Procedures

YES HIM Consulting provides most up-to-date content with a practical approach compliant with latest HIM & coding guidelines. The ICD-10-PCS Refresh With YES webinar series provides refresher courses for coders and auditors. These courses offer a practical review to complex ICD-10-PCS topics, provided by our nationally recognized educators and our YES HIM Executive team. The Refresh With YES: PCS Gastrointestinal Procedures webinar consists of 14-19-minute modules that examine Gastrointestinal procedures, such as Lysis of Adhesions, GI Anatomy and Guidelines, Bowel Procedures, and Gastric Procedures.

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CPT Changes for 2020 – Part Two

CPT Updates

CPT 2020 changes took effect on January 1, 2020. In Part 2, we continue with a discussion of revisions in the Evaluation and Management, and Medicine sections, along with an overview of updates in the Radiology, Pathology and Laboratory, and the new Category III codes.

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