ICD-10: So Far, So Good
Five key measurements for monitoring current trends By Mike Denison, senior director, regulatory compliance programs, Change Healthcare Posted on: January 11, 2016 After much planning and anticipation, the October 1, 2015,…
Three ways ICD-10 coding will affect 2016
by CARL NATALE- DEC 30, 2015 - 06:00 AM This is the time to do a year-in-review post. But the only event worth recapping was the adoption of ICD-10 coding…
Keeping up with ICD-10 education
December 18, 2015 By Avery Hurt Many providers and coders are just getting into the ICD-10 groove, but staying there requires a little bit of ongoing training. For coders this…
The Definitive ICD-10 Guide to Holiday Movies
Written by Wendy Aiken, PMI-ACP | Monday, 14 December 2015 00:00 We all have one: a beloved holiday flick that inspires us to deck the halls, snuggle up, and press…
End Of Medicare Bonuses Will Cut Pay To Primary Care Doctors
HEALTH INC. November 28, 2015-7:03 AM ET : Michelle Andrews Many primary care practitioners will be a little poorer next year because of the expiration of a health law program that…
Why are Incorrect Characters a Top ICD-10 Coding Challenge?
Rev Cycle Intelligence- By Jacqueline DiChiara on November 17, 2015 “They’d only take ‘sequela’ or they’d only take ‘subsequent,’ and it was not necessarily understood what those seven characters meant."…
How to improve queries for ICD-10 claims
by CARL NATALE OCT 28, 2015 - 05:51 AM U.S. healthcare is waiting to see how ICD-10 implementation affects reimbursements. The fear is that ICD-10 claims will be denied at…
Smooth Rollout For New ICD-10 Medical Codes, Insurers Say
FORBES/ Pharma & Healthcare OCT 13, 2015 @ 07:55 AM Bruce Japsen ,CONTRIBUTOR The launch of tens of thousands of new government-mandated “ICD-10” codes used to describe diseases and hospital…
What’s left to do in the week before ICD-10 coding goes live?
by CARL NATALE SEP 23, 2015 - 12:00 AM There's only a week left before you have to start using ICD-10 codes. That's not a lot of time to do…
Are you prepared for the ICD-10 deadline?
By Julie Henry | September 11, 2015 The October 1 deadline for converting from ICD-9 to ICD-10 is fast approaching. As of October 1, ICD-9 codes will no longer be…
