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AAPC followed its HEALTHCON regional conference, Oct. 5-7, with AUDITCON, Oct. 8-9. Each hybrid conference was held virtually and in person in Lake Washington/Seattle, Washington. While HEALTHCON Regional offered education pertaining to medical billing, coding, auditing, practice management, clinical documentation, compliance, and revenue cycle management, AUDITCON focused so...

Share the handbook with patients and their caregivers to help them navigate Medicare with better confidence. Oct. 8, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 128-page Medicare & You 2027 handbook, which highlights changes affecting eligibility, prescription drugs, telehealth, chronic care, rural health, technology, and fraud prevention. It has i...

The model aims to deliver lower drug prices for those who have Original Medicare Part B while preserving quality of care. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is finalizing a mandatory drug payment model that will address the increasingly expensive cost of drugs under Original Medicare Part B. U.S. citizens pay more than […]

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Healthcare business professionals from across the country gathered at the Hyatt Regency Lake Washington in Renton, Wash., Oct. 5-7, for AAPC’s HEALTHCON Regional 2026. The three-day hybrid conference delivered more than 40 education sessions, networking opportunities, and discussions on the rapidly evolving healthcare revenue cycle landscape. Designed for coders, billers, aud...

The American Medical Association’s (AMA’s) CPT® Editorial Panel was busy this year. Not including early release codes, editorial changes in CPT® 2027 that go into effect Jan. 1, 2027, include: Factoring in early release codes, which are already effective, CPT® 2027 includes 299 new codes, 74 revised codes, and 80 deleted codes. AAPC President of […]

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