Obama administration officials said Tuesday the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act "data hub" is complete and ready for the launch of the new health insurance exchanges, according to a report from The Washington Post.
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ICD-10-CM will require greater specificity from coders and physicians to meet the requirements of the new set, and it may make some cases simpler for coders, according to a report in the Journal of AHIMA.
Atlanta-based Streamline Health has added dual coding abilities to its eCAC and eAbstract applications within the Collabra suite.
Most physicians are confident that their practice will be able to make a transition to ICD-10, according to the "2013 Physician Sentiment Index," by Epocrates and athenahealth.
As Congress works to pass SGR reform, the American Medical Association launched a new campaign that encourages physicians to give input.
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A new study published in the Annals of Surgery reported that complication rates were higher among re-admitted patients at a considerable cost, according to a Medscape report.
Planning and preparation should keep practices' accounts receivable from altogether stalling once ICD-10 implementation hits in October 2014, according to a Healthcare Finance News report.
CMS has updated its 1500 Claim Form to prepare for the ICD-10 code set.
Indianapolis-based Zotec Partners has acquired Medical Management Professionals, a medical billing and practice management company.
Aetna has agreed to pay up to $120 million to settle a lawsuit claiming the insurer underpaid physicians for out-of-network services, according to a Law360 report. Read the article at Becker’s Hospital Review.