Dual coding may be necessary to help practices implement ICD-10, but it will also cost money and productivity, according to a Government Health IT report.
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A transition away from ICD-9 could have been an opportunity to truly adopt a more efficient, more informative data-capturing system, but ICD-10 is far from that, according to Albert Shar, MD, of DOTmed HealthCare Business News.
The Medical Group Management Association conducted a study of ICD-10 readiness and found less than 10 percent of practices have made significant progress to prepare for the transition.
In a Physicians Practice report, Marisa Torrieri discusses what physicians can do when dropped from an insurer's health plan.
EmployerDirect named Amanda Bary vice president of sales and implementation and expanded the sales team.
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Mike Hodgson is the executive vice president of healthcare products and partnerships for Career Step, a Provo, Utah-based company that provides online education and training solutions. At the 2013 American Health Information Management Association Conference, Career Step launched its ICD-10…
California Assembly member Roger Hernandez (D) has proposed a bill to create an online database for healthcare service pricing, according to a Capital Public Radio report.
A recent study by AudioEducator of 20,000 physicians found only 63 percent of physician documentation is adequate to support the requirements for ICD-10 coding.
Coders unsure of when to seek certified professional coder credentials should not wait until after Oct. 1, according to AAPC.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service's 2014 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule significantly decreases reimbursement for several interventional pain procedures, and the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians recently responded with a letter to CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner.