ICD-101: Learn how to improve ICD-10 coding productivity
by CARL NATALE - ICD 10 Watch.com - 10:32 AM Learning the ICD-10-CM/PCS code set is going to take a lot of time. Cutting back on training is tempting when the…
Obamacare’s 2017 Insurer Rate Requests Are Starting to Stream in…..
It's been more than two years since the Affordable Care Act, which you probably know better as Obamacare, went into full effect for individual consumers, and in that time the…
Federal judge strikes down Obamacare payments
Richard Wolf, Gregory Korte and Jayne O'Donnell, USA TODAY 6:02 p.m. EDT May 12, 2016 WASHINGTON — Republicans won the first round Thursday in a separation of powers battle against…
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Provider credentialing and enrollment is an absolute necessity when running a successful physician practice. Becoming a provider with commercial and government insurance companies allows you to maintain steady patient referrals…
ICD-10’s Impact to the Worker’s Compensation Industry
Written by Sherry Wilson and Tina Greene | Monday, 28 March 2016 04:00 A general assumption had been that states would be aligning their worker’s compensation regulations with the rest…
Will the ICD-10 transition continue smoothly once CMS demands more specificity?
February 22, 2016 | Carl Natale, Editor, ICD10Watch It's only a guess, but the ICD-10 transition doesn't look like it is taking down the U.S. healthcare system. So far, there…
How is ICD-10 affecting claim denials?
ICD 10 WATCH CARL NATALE JAN 27, 2016 - 06:00 AM There are some mixed messages on how much claim denials have risen since Oct. 1. Some healthcare providers are reporting…
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…
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…
NCDs and LCDs Hit Hardest by ICD-10
ICD-10 update from physician practices By Beth Friedman, BSHA, RHIT, president and founder of Agency Ten22 Posted on: December 11, 2015 Despite physician resistance, the transition to ICD-10 has gone…
