ICD-10 Increases in Claims Denials-Where denials are likely to hit medical practices.

CARL NATALE MAY 17, 2016 - 08:04 PM for ICD 10 Watch Healthcare providers should be getting ready for an increase in claim denials. It was mentioned earlier this week that…

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Why are Incorrect Characters a Top ICD-10 Coding Challenge?

Rev Cycle Intelligence- By Jacqueline DiChiara on November 17, 2015 “They’d only take ‘sequela’ or they’d only take ‘subsequent,’ and it was not necessarily understood what those seven characters meant."…

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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…

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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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Emergency cash a must for ICD-10

Extra funds can go a long way to relieving anticipated headaches of code change Healthcare providers may face disruptions in their payments even if they are on target to operate…

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