A survey of 650 hospital leaders by Black Book Rankings has found that 47% expect to outsource their coding efforts by Oct. 1, 2015, the deadline for switching from ICD-9 to ICD-10. 19% are already ...

Practices have a variety of options when it comes to coding. Diagnostic Imaging published an article highlighting the benefits of coding in-house versus outsourcing coding. 1. Accountable Care Options ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.--Sending software development work to lower-cost locations overseas is vital for profits, software company leaders and industry advisers said here Monday. But speakers at the ...

Medical coding is a complex yet essential part of any health care facility. The impact of inaccurate coding can directly impact revenue cycles, compliance and patient care. Fortunately, errors can be ...

The number of hospitals that outsource coding and clinical documentation services is expected to grow significantly before next year’s transition to ICD-10, according to a recent survey from Black ...

Hospitals increasingly plan to outsource coding efforts in the coming year, according to a new survey published today by Black Book Rankings. Of 650 hospital IT and physician leaders who responded to ...

In today’s economy, why should you consider spending additional money to give your most precious asset to an outsider? Before you determine that outsourcing your ASC’s coding and billing is not for ...

Nearly half of hospitals surveyed say they expect to outsource coding work and one hospital in five is already using outside resources for this purpose, a market research firm reports. Nearly half of ...

Will SOA take away a lot of outsourcers' business? Or will its impact be negligible? As service oriented architecture has risen to the top of many enterprise to-do lists, there's been a lot of ...

St. Louis-based himagine solutions surveyed more than 140 HIM leadership professionals to better evaluate trends, concerns and opportunities in the HIM marketplace. 1. Of respondents, 60 percent ...

Rodrigo Martinez, of Berlin-based angel investor Point Nine Capital, has released the results of over 900 responses to a survey. The takeaways offer insight on the technical due diligence done for ...

Rural/Metro is eliminating an undisclosed number of coding, billing and collections jobs as it outsources those divisions to two other firms. The Scottsdale-based ambulance and fire-protection company ...