Go the Extra Mile for ICD-10-CM Implementation Success
As we prepare for the transition to ICD-10-CM, communication will be vital to manage expectations and identify who needs to do what and when. Whether this means one-on-one talks with your providers,...
View ArticleAnalyze ICD-10’s Impact on Your Practice
The goal of an impact analysis is twofold. The first objective is to gather relevant information from each department to obtain an understanding of the current environment. The second is to map out...
View ArticleMark the Red Flags Rule Date for June 1, 2010
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) compliance deadline for creditors and financial institutions to develop and implement an identity theft prevention program under the Red Flags Rule was delayed—yet...
View ArticleICD-10 Watch: “Studies split on who’s in charge of HIPAA 5010, ICD-10...
Exactly which C-level executive is driving the HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10 initiative within health care organizations depends on whom you ask. Deborah Grider, vice president of strategic development at the...
View ArticleHow to Weather the Implementation Storm
ICD-10 implementation is still a couple years away, but it’s time to think about the changes that we will face and the strain it will bring to our work environment. Although some still choose not to...
View ArticleICD-10 Impact on Productivity
The implementation of ICD-10 brings an exciting challenge. Some see it as an obstacle but it really is an opportunity to enhance our skills and knowledge in our careers. There will be a learning curve...
View ArticleCMS: New I-10 Implementation Resources Available
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) offers new resources on its website to help providers and payers implement ICD-10 for October 2013. The resources include four implementation...
View ArticleAMA Vigorously Opposes 2013 ICD-10 Implementation
During its 65th Interim Meeting in New Orleans, the American Medical Association’s (AMA’s) House of Delegates formally resolved to “vigorously work to stop the implementation of ICD-10 and to reduce...
View Article5010 Discretion Period Doesn’t Change Implementation Date
The recent announcement of a discretionary period for Version 5010 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) means fines for noncompliance will not be levied through March 31, 2012....
View ArticleA Sure Sign of I-10 Implementation
Medicare payers have been instructed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in a Jan. 6 transmittal to begin their ICD-10 implementation plans. The plans, which must be up and...
View ArticleICD-10 Guidelines for 2012 Offer Insight to Future
Despite the urgings of the American Medical Association (AMA) for Congress to stop the implementation of ICD-10, ICD-9 updates have ceased (other than those necessary to accommodate new technology),...
View ArticleHHS Proposes ICD-10 Delay to Oct. 1, 2014
The nation will switch to the International Classification of Diseases, version 10 (ICD-10) Oct. 1, 2014 rather than the original Oct. 1, 2013 date, according to a proposed rule. Department of Health...
View ArticleI-10 Postponement Comments Due May 17
Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a proposed rule that would delay the compliance date for ICD-10 from Oct. 1, 2013 to Oct. 1, 2014. This proposed...
View ArticleBe Ready for 5010 July 1, ’12 and ICD-10 Oct. 1, ’14
Two delays announced recently by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) give you a little extra time to bring your billing operation to compliance. But don’t veer off course: Be ready...
View ArticleIt’s Official: Get ICD-10 Compliant for Oct. 1, 2014
In two years, you will be using the ICD-10 code set to report diagnoses to Medicare. The final rule published in the Federal Register Sept. 5 sets the ICD-10-CM implementation date as Oct. 1, 2014. The...
View ArticleXerox: Patients Worried About Records Going Digital
Your practice may be growing more confident while implementing an electronic health record (EHR) system, but your patients apparently are growing less confident, a recent Xerox survey reports. Only 26...
View ArticlePremier Healthcare Resource: Preparing Your Practice for ICD-10 Implementation
Premier Healthcare Resource recently interviewed Betty Hovey, CPC, CPMA, CPC-I, CPC-H, CPCD, on ICD-10 and how to prepare your practice for implementation. “It’s time to reassess where you’re at, take...
View ArticleEHR, Emails Can Make or Break Your Practice’s Success
When implementing or updating your practice’s electronic health record (EHR) system, an independent think tank cautions that sometimes the prescribed cure to a practice’s communications problems may...
View ArticlePhysicians Practice: ICD-10 Education and Training Planning
Now is the time to begin planning for ICD-10 training and education if you haven’t already. AAPC ICD-10 Specialist Jackie Stack, BSHA, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CFPC, CIMC, CPEDC, CCP-P, recently published an...
View ArticlePhysicians Practice: ICD-10 Training – When, Where, and How Good?
Now is the time to plan for ICD-10 training and education, if you haven’t already started. AAPC’s ICD-10 Specialist Jackie Stack, BSHA, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CFPC, CIMC, CPEDC, CCP-P, recently authored an...
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