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…

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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…

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ICD-10 hops Congressional hurdle

Congress will have just 17 week days to pass legislation killing the conversion. Is ICD-10 finally in the clear? Tom Sullivan, Editor-in-Chief, Healthcare IT News- August 10, 2015 Health IT…

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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…

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CMS Releases Medicare Cost Data on Physicians. Now What?

Jacqueline Fellows, for HealthLeaders Media , June 4, 2015 Data limitations don't give an accurate picture of what Medicare reimbursement really means for physicians. But patients are increasingly aware of…

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BILL HR4302 PASSES, ICD-10 IMPLEMENTATION DELAYED UNTIL OCT 1, 2015

         On April 1, President Obama signed into law a bill to delay the planned ICD-10 implementation until Oct. 1, 2015. Specifically, the bill prohibits CMS from…

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Medical Billing – Credentialing- Insurance Claims Processing Management Professionals at The Firm Services

The FIRM provides professional claims billing services for individual providers, clinics and facilities. We service all disciplines of practice, i.e., medical, dental, diagnostic testing, chiropractic, physical therapy, optometry/ophthalmology, mental health,…

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Congress Is Poised To Change Medicare Payment Policy. What Does That Mean For Patients And Doctors? Topics: Politics, Medicare, Delivery of Care, Health Costs By Mary Agnes Carey KHN Staff…

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Docs, Hospitals Cope With 'Trickle' Of Newly Insured Patients -- But Questions Continue About The Actual Number   Jan 16, 2014 As the Wall Street Journal reports that one of…

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