Enterprise risk management – the rather involved process of minimizing financial risk to capital and earnings through effective organization, leadership, and control – is emerging as a...
Will ICD-10 implementation on October 1 kick off as a dynamic bang or a lackluster bust? Most healthcare providers are optimistic when it comes to ICD-10 reimbursement and workflow expectations,...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a letter today addressed to Medicare providers about ICD-10. According to CMS Acting Administrator Andrew M. Slavitt, the healthcare...
ICD-10 issues abound as the October transition date looms nearer. Of primary recent concern is that of coding specificity. Just as dialing only an isolated area code will not successfully connect you to...
To enhance ICD-10 implementation readiness, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is holding several in-person ICD-10 training sessions throughout upcoming weeks in...
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and Congressman Diane Black (R-TN-06) applaud the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid’s (CMS’s) announcement this week to enact a 12-month...
ICD-10 implementation is now a horse of a different color. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the American Medical Association (AMA) are seeing eye-to-eye on matters of...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Centers (CMS) and the American Medical Association (AMA) announce their collective agreement today on ICD-10 efforts. The primary objective from both...
The bipartisan ICD-TEN Act is perhaps sparking confusion among the healthcare industry. As part of a recent series of ICD-10-based bill proposals, including a two-year “grace period” without...
The official 100 day countdown until the October 1 ICD-10 implementation deadline recently came and went. To foster industry-wide knowledge and preparation, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Consider the most delicious slice of freshly baked Parisian bread you will ever stumble across in your life. Now consider it just far too costly and time consuming to happily sink your teeth...
As the healthcare industry enters the second half of the year with the rise and fall of the summer solstice this week, 100 days remain until the onset of ICD-10 implementation. Priorities for healthcare...
Are you experiencing problems with your in-laws? There’s an ICD-10 code for that. Did your water skis catch on fire again? There’s an ICD-10 code for that, too. Injured while vacationing in...
ICD-10 delay and implementation news is on the tip of many a healthcare executive’s tongue. With the possibility of an upcoming ICD-10 implementation freeze, swirling industry-wide confusion,...
A two-year ICD-10 “grace period” recently proposed by the House of Representatives, among a slew of similarly introduced bills, will result in unnecessary disaster for the healthcare...
The world of revenue cycle management possibly involves more variables than an introductory algebra course. The process of getting a professional claim paid often involves the execution of allegedly...
The game of Risk is more than just a generally entertaining board game about world supremacy. It is also a critical game healthcare providers, payers, and hospital executives play daily regarding their...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a series of interactive case studies intended to enhance and advance the healthcare industry’s collective ICD-10 documentation...
The ICD-10 implementation deadline is up for review with the recent push for a new bill from Representative Diane Black (R-TN) and the House of Representatives – the Increasing Clarity for Doctors...
State lawmakers are pleading with Congress to actively mandate an ICD-10 delay. Such initiatives follow the announcement of a recently proposed bill from the House of Representatives...
