WEDI: 3 ways ICD-10 testing can minimize risk for small physician practices

The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange released a whitepaper on ICD-10 testing for small physician practices, according to an EHR Intelligence report. Here are three ways testing prior to ICD-10 implementation can reduce risk for these practices.

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Carrie Pallardy

•    Testing will minimize the chance of claim denials and claims delays related to coding errors.
•    Testing will minimize cash flow disruption.
•    Testing will ensure electronic health records and other software applications are prepared to produce ICD-10 claims.

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