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…
CMS Announces New ICD-10 Resources, Unveils July Testing Results
On Thursday, CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt offered further details about resources the agency will have in place to help providers with the upcoming switchover to ICD-10 code sets, Health…
CMS will reimburse ICD-10 mistakes for one year after transition deadline
By Virgil Dickson | July 6, 2015 Modern Healthcare –“The leader in healthcare business news, research & data” The CMS has made a concession in the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10. For one year…
How Identity Theft Sticks You With Hospital Bills
Thieves use stolen personal data to get treatment, drugs, medical equipment By WSJ- STEPHANIE ARMOUR- Updated Aug. 7, 2015 7:08 p.m. ET Kathleen Meiners was puzzled when a note arrived last…
Government Report Cites Shortfalls in Medicare’s Screening Process for Doctors
Thousands of doctors who bill Medicare used questionable addresses, GAO report finds By CHRISTOPHER WEAVER :Updated July 21, 2015 8:09 p.m. ET Thousands of medical providers signed up to bill…
CMS Releases FAQs To Clarify Plan To Ease ICD-10 Transition
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 On Monday, CMS released answers to frequently asked questions to help clarify recently announced measures that aim to provide physicians with some flexibility as they transition…
CMS Announced Proposed Rule on the FY16 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
In a press release issued on July 8, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its Proposed Rule on the FY16 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). This Proposed Rule represents…
CMS and AMA Announce Efforts to Help Providers Get Ready For ICD-10
July 6,2015 CMS and AMA Announce Efforts to Help Providers Get Ready For ICD-10 With less than three months remaining until the nation switches from ICD-9 to ICD-10 coding for…
How Doctors can really cut costs for medicare patients.
Follow the Real Money Physicians are eyeing the wrong procedures in the quest to cut costs for Medicare patients. By Mark Pauly May 15, 2015 | 4:15 p.m. EDT Physicians have,…
Supreme Court saves Obamacare
By Ariane de Vogue and Jeremy Diamond, CNN Washington (CNN) Obamacare has survived -- again. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court saved the controversial health care law that will…
