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In light of the implementation delay, CMS has canceled end-to-end ICD-10 testing scheduled to take place from July 21 through 25.

Wolters Kluwer Health, a global provider of information for healthcare providers and students, announced a partnership with Streamline Health Solutions to distribute its Health Language LEAP I-10 claims analytics and mapping solution.

Here are the top five most common unexpected  physician practice denials by specialty  in March 2014 from RemitDATA, according to a Physicians Practice report.

Rhode Island Eye Institute in Providence had adopted CareCloud’s cloud-based management solution, CareCloud Central, for its 20 locations.

CMS has announced the ICD-10 transition will take place Oct.1, 2015.

A recent study examining outpatient surgical fees for California's worker's compensation recommends no change in the fees, according to a Sacramento Business Journal report.

The ICD-10 delay has dominated the conversation in the coding and billing sector of healthcare. Much activity in the industry has focused on ICD-10 preparation and timeline adjustments, but new partnerships and acquisitions continue to be made as well.

In the midst of implementing a new plan in light of the ICD-10 delay, CodeSmart, an ICD-10 medical coding education and clinical documentation software group, signed three new clients.

The majority, 88 percent, of American Health Information Management Association survey respondents reported "disappointment" in regards to the ICD-10 delay, according to an EHR Intelligence report.

The level of education earned affects salary in many different fields. Here are four statistics on the level of education earned in the medical coding field, according to the AAPC 2013 Salary Survey.