Despite some estimates predicting ICD-10 implementation costs in small practices will be upwards of tens of thousands of dollars, a new whitepaper asserts implementation costs in small practices will ...
The Academy of Professional Coders has announced a comprehensive, five-year ICD-10 training plan, which is intended to guide providers, payors and coders through the ICD-10 implementation process, ...
No, I'm not saying another delay of ICD-10 implementation is imminent. But this is the time to worry. That's because Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) is set to kick in April 1 unless Congress ...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid have confirmed that, after a surprise delay in ICD-10 implementation, October 1, 2015 will be the new deadline for the medical codes to be put in place. Some ...
Lolita M. Jones, RHIA, CCS, independent coding and billing consultant, discusses six initial steps ambulatory surgery centers should take to prepare for the transition to ICD-10. 1. Form an ICD-10 ...
As part of a broad campaign titled “ICD-10 Changes Everything,” the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) has sketched a road map providers can use to reach ICD-10 compliance and do so by the ...
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology mentions ICD-10 implementation only once in its “Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2011-2015,” according to an ICD10Watch.com ...
The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) announced Thursday that it is conducting its latest online ICD-10 industry progress survey. The survey has a closing date of Feb. 20. According to ...
With the go-live date rapidly approaching, hospitals and health systems need to make ICD-10 a priority if they want to avoid costly surprises and setbacks. Despite the continued objections of some ...
Please attribute to Susan Turney, MD, MS, FACP, FACMPE, president and CEO of MGMA-ACMPE Despite the additional year for ICD-10 implementation, MGMA remains concerned that the Centers for Medicare & ...
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A fundamental change in how physicians provide, record and receive payment for services rendered – also known as medical coding – is coming to the healthcare industry on ...
Healthcare providers may face disruptions in their payments even if they are on target to operate using ICD-10 codes on Oct. 1, 2014. Since providers will, and indeed need, to be able to pay rent and ...
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