After profuse speculation and ample delay, the deadline for the healthcare industry ICD-10 transition remains set for Oct. 1, 2015. As popular speculation of especially disastrous results prospers,...
A recent letter from the American Medical Association (AMA) and 99 other physician groups to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expressed collective concern that effective...
A hundred physician groups, including the American Medical Association (AMA), expressed strong trepidation regarding the potential for a dangerous accumulation of millions of dollars in unpaid Medicare...
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is used to standardize codes for medical conditions and procedures. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is assisting and supporting...
A third ICD-readiness national survey was released on Tuesday via cloud-based healthcare billing and payment solutions provider Navicure in collaboration with Porter Research.
A follow up to prior...
The latest CMS ICD-10 acknowledgement test of 13,700 claims found an 87 percent acceptance rate of ICD-10 codes.
It may seem as though the switch to ICD-10 is in a constant state of delay. While the...
New research found the cost of upgrading to ICD-10 for small practices is much lower than projected.
The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) is in its...
A lack of ICD-10 preparation may lead to negative revenue cycle impacts after October 1, 2015.
Healthcare organizations may still have just under a year to prepare for the revenue cycle and billing...
October 1, 2014 was supposed to be the beginning of the ICD-10 era in the United States, but once again the industry is facing a new implementation date after Congressional action in April. While the...
