Good, Bad Trends in ICD-10 Coding Accuracy: Early 2016 Data Revealed

Written by Eileen Dano Tkacik | Monday, 20 June 2016 20:00 A recent data set gathered from 300 coders at 50 health systems was revealing with regard to ICD-10 coding…

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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…

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The State of ICD-10 Implementation: Calm, and Qualms

Now at almost the 9-month mark, the implementation of the new ICD-10 (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and. Related Health Problems, 10th Revision) diagnostic codes by physician practices resembles a…

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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…

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Physicians Credentialing avoid these common mistakes. Let The Firm Credentialing experts help you.

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…

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ICD-10 denials require attention

CARL NATALE APR 13, 2016 - 05:46 AM The U.S. healthcare system is not paralyzed by denial despite the ICD-10 implementation. Either the ICD-10 codes are not as burdensome as…

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ICD-10 implementation hasn’t ruined healthcare yet

Carl Natale APR 8, 2016 - 05:58 AM There is a strong feeling that the ICD-10 transition has gone better than predicted. Not a lot of healthcare providers have come…

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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…

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New ICD-10 codes not likely to burden most providers

By Joseph Goedert- Published - March 24 2016, 2:58pm EDT The recent federal announcement that about 5,600 new ICD-10 codes will be added in October may have some provider organizations worried they’ll face…

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ICD-10 transition still looking smooth

CARL NATALE MAR 2, 2016 - 06:15 AM We're getting more data but it's not any easier to assess how the ICD-10 transition is going. Take a look at a…

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