ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

As the deadline for ICD-10 conversion draws closer, healthcare providers, payers and others are buckling down to train staff members, conduct testing and prepare for a successful transition to the new system.

The Oklahoma Health Care Cost Reduction and Transparency Act of 2014 (HB 2400) passed unanimously in the House Public Health Committee and is now making its way to the House floor, according to a News9 report.  

Despite opposition, notably from the American Medical Association, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are firmly standing behind the Oct. 1 deadline for ICD-10 implementation, according to a Health Data Management report.

CMS has posted final checklists for ICD-10 end-to-end testing for payers, large providers, small providers, vendor-to-provider testing and vendor-to-payer testing.

Here are 35 statistics on how providers expect the level of difficulty for medical practice activities to change under ICD-10, according to the Medical Group Management Association's ICD-10 Implementation Study, January 2014.

The U.S. Department of Labor projects that medical records and health information technician jobs will grow 22 percent from 2012 to 2022.

The Medicare Administrative Contractor Palmetto GBA announced it will cover minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion procedures on a case-by-case basis, according to a news release from SI-BONE.

Michael Orseno, revenue cycle director at Regent Surgical Health, identifies four common areas that translate into lost income and the policies ambulatory surgery center leaders can put in place to overcome these revenue cycle issues.

CodeSmart has announced the launch of its new CDI Smart Software and Smart Code Reference Tool, which is designed to automate, integrate and streamline clinical documentation processes.

Nearly all of the providers that responded to the 25th Annual 2014 HIMSS Leadership Survey expect to be prepared for the switch to ICD-10 by Oct. 1.