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Work Environments for a Medical Billing & Coding Specialist

Northwest Career College

If you are considering pursuing a career in medical billing and coding, you may have questions like where you will be able to work after receiving your certification or license. Many healthcare settings require the services of medical billing and coding specialists for record organization and management, insurance claims, and billing.

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Esse Health Confirms Almost 264,000 Patients Affected by April 2025 Cyberattack

The HIPAA Journal

The file review has now been completed, and it has been confirmed that the data compromised in the incident included names, addresses, dates of birth, health insurance information, medical record numbers, patient account numbers, and certain health information.

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Compumedics Cyberattack Affects Almost a Dozen Healthcare Providers

The HIPAA Journal

a vendor that provides diagnostic and research technologies for sleep disorders for use in sleep study clinics, has recently disclosed a data security incident that has affected patients of several of its healthcare provider clients. Compumedics USA Inc.,

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Seven Healthcare Organizations Added to Ransomware Groups’ Data Leak Sites

The HIPAA Journal

The group claims to have published a huge variety of documents, including EMRs, test results, patient histories, and billing information. Everest then leaked the stolen files on July 3, 2025, some of which appear to be patient files containing test results, patient histories, and billing information.

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How Automation is Revolutionizing Medical Claims Processing Accuracy 

CollaborateMD

Understanding the Challenges in Claims Processing Errors in medical claims processing have traditionally posed significant challenges for hospitals, insurers, and patients alike. Manual methods are prone to: Human Error : Misfiled billing codes, missing data, and inaccuracies are common with manual input, according to one report.

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Understanding the “Big Beautiful Bill”: What Acute Care Providers Need to Know

Relias

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) , passed into law on July 4, 2025, includes major healthcare policy changes affecting all levels of acute care. Also known as the Big Beautiful Bill (BBB), the federal legislation establishes the Rural Health Transformation Program and allocates $50 billion in funding over five years.

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Ep. 68: Hidden risks of prescribing GLP-1 drugs with Ericka L. Adler, J.D., of Roetzel & Andress

Physicians Practice

Don't miss our previous episodes on immigration policy and the physician shortage , AI diagnostic tools , patient autonomy and malpractice law. Insurance Denials and Prior Authorizations (00:11:26)** Challenges with insurance coverage, prior authorizations, and evolving insurer policies for GLP-1 prescriptions.

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