The majority of providers, approximately 76 percent, have completed ICD-10 impact assessments, but as many as 74 percent have not yet or are not planning on doing any external testing, according to a KPMG survey.
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According to statistics from the California Office of Statewide Health, Planning and Development for 2007, the state's largest player in the ambulatory surgery center industry is private payers.
According to a report in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, the growth of ambulatory surgery centers in the United States is making an impact on lowering Medicare payments.
American Healthcare Documentation Professionals Group launched its program to train coders as ICD-10 Inpatient Certified Coding Specialists.
For years, Congress has temporarily bypassed the SGR so physicians wouldn't have to endure double-digit reimbursement reductions.
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Flash Code, a software used by many healthcare providers for coding and billing purposes, released a smart search capability for ICD-10 codes to deliver the most relevant codes possible.
In a Healthcare Finance News report, Jackie Griffin, associate vice president in client services at TriZetto Provider Solutions, discusses steps to take to kick-start ICD-10 planning at a medical practice.
Surgery Center Network, a comprehensive network of ambulatory surgery centers in the United States, announced that its partner Caprock Health Group completed two significant acquisitions last year.
The start of 2014 means only nine months remain until ICD-10 takes effect at healthcare practices nationwide, and the key to practices' ICD-10 success will be knowledge, according to a Government Health IT report.
The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with Chicago-based Accretive Health after the medical billing company was banned from doing business in Minnesota, according to a StarTribune report.