ICD-10 Is Ready To Serve
CD-10’s benefits can be defined in just a few simple phrases. It’s time to get on board.
CD-10’s benefits can be defined in just a few simple phrases. It’s time to get on board.
The health care revenue cycle is more than just collecting bills and is a pillar of a successful organization.
We all know that the official deadline for implementing ICD-10 has been moved to Oct. 1, 2015. Any healthcare organization that singles out that date as its primary focus, however, is placing itself at grave financial risk.
As patients, we don’t have the thousands of dollars it costs to tap into the extensive database information required for the entire body of CPT codes. But the AMA does offer us an easy way to look up one code at a time, for free.
Paying medical bills is a huge hassle and expense for companies. With the cost of providing workers compensation coverage for employees rising, it’s more important than ever that employers have a cost control process in place to minimize expenses and maximize savings.
A proposed rule that was expected to outline how Medicare’s interest should be protected in cases of settlements for future medical care was withdrawn Oct. 8 by the Office of Management and Budget.
The ICD-10 mandate may be delayed another year, but providers and EHR vendors shouldn’t view the reprieve as an opportunity to relax.
As hospitals prepare to transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 coding by October 2015, computer-assisted coding (CAC) tools will become increasingly important.
We are hearing lots about ICD-10-CM/PCS (International Classification of Diseases, 10th revisions, Clinical Modification/Procedure Coding System) documentation needs.