The American Medical Association (AMA) recently posted several CPT® code changes on its website. The mid-year changes are due to its early release schedule. You won’t find these changes to Category I, Category III, and proprietary laboratory analyses (PLA) codes in your code books until 2027, but they are effective July 1, 2026. Category I […]

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April 3 ushers in a new Medicaid final rule. If you work in revenue cycle management, it’s likely you noted the Medicaid Provider Tax Rule 2026 “Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations – Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole” when it was finalized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Jan. 29, […]

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When I decided I wanted to learn new skills and change my career path three years ago, a friend suggested AAPC certification in medical coding. She explained the multiple career paths that a Certified Professional Coder (CPC®) credential could lead to and the plethora of opportunities that could help me broaden my horizons. So, with […]

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Say goodbye to outdated manual processes. On March 20, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the Administrative Simplification; Adoption of Standards for Health Care Claims Attachments Transactions and Electronic Signatures Final Rule (CMS-0053-F). The rule establishes the HIPAA-adopted standards for healthcare claims attachments, enabling the...

Bolster your endpoint management system’s defenses. Stryker, a medical technology manufacturer, which serves healthcare organizations and patients around the world, was hit by a cyberattack in mid-March 2026. The incident led to a “global network disruption” affecting medical supply orders. Read on to learn what occurred and what the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Securit...