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The Oct. 1, 2014, ICD-10 implementation date is growing nearer. Here are 13 statistics on which physicians by specialty are prepared for the transition and which specialties are behind on preparation, according to an EHR Intelligence report.

Here are considerations for private practice physicians to take into account when deciding between in-house and outsource billing, according to Nitin Chhoda.

According to a CMS report, state agencies deemed roughly 1.46 million people eligible for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program in October.

In a Healthcare Finance News report, Kevin Fuller lays out six tips for using clinical documentation programs to boost revenue cycle management, according to Paul Weygandt, vice president of physician services at J. A. Thomas and Associates, a clinical documentation…

CMS has a timeline for ICD-10 implementation, and at this point in the process, surgery centers and practices should be well on their way to switching over, according to a Government Health IT report.

AAPC will host two regional conferences in 2014 to provide networking, ICD-10 training and continuing education.

Surgery centers and physician practices often run into reimbursement troubles when accepting patients without a referral, according to AAPC.

CMS is sticking fast to the Oct. 1, 2014, ICD-10 implementation deadline, but many groups still oppose the timing of the switching, including the American Medical Association and John Halamka, CIO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, according to ICD-10…

CMS now has MLN Connects videos on its YouTube Channel to help practices prepare for ICD-10's Oct. 1, 2014, implementation deadline.

In a Healthcare Finance News report, Bobbi Brown, vice president of Health Catalyst, discusses opportunities for improving revenue cycle management.