Credentialing is a big pain for doctors! Let The Firm Services professionals do it for you.

By Gus Geraci, MD Gus Geraci, MD, is consulting chief medical officer for the Pennsylvania Medical Society. We all know how hard it is to recruit a physician these days.…

Continue ReadingCredentialing is a big pain for doctors! Let The Firm Services professionals do it for you.

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…

Continue ReadingICD-10 denials require attention

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…

Continue ReadingICD-10 implementation hasn’t ruined healthcare yet

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…

Continue ReadingICD-10’s Impact to the Worker’s Compensation Industry

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…

Continue ReadingNew ICD-10 codes not likely to burden most providers

Thousands of new ICD-10 codes slated for October 2016 release

By Greg Slabodkin  Published  March 15 2016, 2:47pm EDT The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have given the green light to adding 3,651…

Continue ReadingThousands of new ICD-10 codes slated for October 2016 release

How much is ICD-10 productivity hurting?

Carl Natale MAR 11, 2016 - 06:15 AM One of the major concerns about ICD-10 implementation was how hard it would hit medical coding productivity. There were fears that U.S.…

Continue ReadingHow much is ICD-10 productivity hurting?

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…

Continue ReadingICD-10 transition still looking smooth

ICD-10 Works, but Concerns Remain Over Audits, Productivity

By James Swann Feb. 24 — The switch to ICD-10 five months ago was uneventful, but concerns about provider productivity using the new codes and the threat of increased government…

Continue ReadingICD-10 Works, but Concerns Remain Over Audits, Productivity

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…

Continue ReadingWill the ICD-10 transition continue smoothly once CMS demands more specificity?