ICD-10 Compliance a Struggle for Some Physician Practices

By Kyle Murphy, PhD on October 12, 2015 October 1 has come and gone, and nearly two weeks in to ICD-10 compliance most of the healthcare industry is relatively mum…

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ICD-10 Medical Diagnosis Code Gives Americans 70,000 Official Ways To Get Sick, Hurt or Die

By Rina Marie Doctor, Tech Times | October 5, 6:35 AM Just when patients and medical and non-medical staff in hospitals and health care facilities are on the verge of getting…

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What’s left to do in the week before ICD-10 coding goes live?

by CARL NATALE  SEP 23, 2015 - 12:00 AM There's only a week left before you have to start using ICD-10 codes. That's not a lot of time to do…

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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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White House Takes Aim At Medicare And Medicaid Billing Errors

SEPTEMBER 03, 2015 5:03 AM ET -NPR White House budget director Shaun Donovan called for a "more aggressive strategy" to thwart improper government payments to doctors, hospitals and insurance companies…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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2015 Medicare Changes, How does it affect your practice?

2015 Medicare Changes From APTA - May 21,2015 Scroll down this page for info on topics including the Medicare fee schedule and therapy cap, SGR, PQRS, functional limitation reporting, and…

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