about Billing Billing is published bimonthly for the members of the Healthcare Billing and Management Association, Inc. (HBMA). Editorial offices are located at the following address: 2025 M Street, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 202-367-1177 202-367-2177 Fax billing@hbma.org www.hbma.org Andre Williams, Executive Director EDITOR ■ Emily Schmitt GRAPHIC DESIGN ■ JRocket77 Graphic Design PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR ■ Cindy Groux, CHBME Articles in Billing are the work of the authors and do not reflect the position or opinion of HBMA. No part of Billing may be reproduced without the permission of HBMA. Advertising of products or services in Billing does not constitute an endorsement by HBMA of those products or services. HBMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT ■ Curt Cvikota, CHBME VICE-PRESIDENT / PRESIDENT-ELECT ■ Holly Louie, CHBME SECRETARY ■ Ron Decker, CHBME TREASURER ■ Dorothy L. Henslee, CHBME PAST PRESIDENT ■ Jeanne A. Gilreath, CHBME HBMA BOARD MEMBERS ■ Dennis Allen, CHBME ■ Michelle Durner, CHBME ■ Cindy Groux, CHBME ■ Suzi Hall, CHBME ■ Rich S. Papperman, CHBME ■ Mick Polo, CHBME ■ Ginger Ryder, CHBME DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS ■ Bill Finerfrock LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Send to billing@hbma.org, and include contact information. We reserve the right to edit all letters. All published letters become the property of Billing. Table of Contents AROUND THE HBMA 3 . . . . . President’s Message By Curt Cvikota, CHBME 6 . . . . . Sound Off! 6 . . . . . New HBMA Members 7 . . . . . Message from the Publications Committee Chair: Results of the HBMA Reader Survey By Cindy Groux, CHBME 8 . . . . . HBMA Membership: Your Return on Investment By Charles M. Barker III FEATURE ARTICLES 10 . . . . Can Convenience Be Compliant? By Randy Johnston 14 . . . . Data Management: One Way to Improve ACA Collections By Sumit Nijhawan 17 . . . . PQRS: Measuring Value Today and Tomorrow By Melody W. Mulaik 20 . . . . Performance Improvement Plans: Are They Worth the Effort? By Paul Schaber 23 . . . . The Psychology of ICD-10 By Dorothy Henslee, CHBME 25 . . . . The Ins and Outs of HIPAA Transaction Compliance By the American Medical Association 27 . . . . Redefining the Price Transparency Debate in Healthcare By Bill Marvin DEPARTMENTS 29 . . . . ICD-10: Use of Intelligent Medical Objects, SNOMED CT, and the Electronic Medical Record for Accurate Coding By Valerie Fernandez 32 . . . . Coding Corner: 2015 Evaluation and Management Code Changes By Jackie Miller 36 . . . . SOFTWARE: Absolute vs. Relative References in Excel By Nate Moore 38 . . . . FROM THE ROAD: Nobody Asked Me, But … By Dave Jakielo 4 HBMA BILLING • MARCH.APRIL.2015
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