Featured ICD-10 Articles
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MLN Connects National Provider Call Helps With ICD-10 Countdown
8/25/2015
The conference call will provide updates, guidance, and tips for making the ICD-10 transition easier. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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Reflecting On The Transformation To Value-Based Reimbursement
8/25/2015
Top administrators from Crystal Run Healthcare look back on what it took to make the successful transition to value-based reimbursement and the role that transition played in its population health management initiative.
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ICD-10: Key Changes For Primary Care
8/19/2015
Transitioning successfully to the new ICD-10-CM code set will be particularly important for primary care physicians. ICD-10-CM will allow primary care specialists to more accurately depict chronic conditions as well as other commonly reported diagnoses.
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Failings Of A Patient Portal
8/12/2015
Many practices have integrated patient portals into their practices over the past few years, and many others plan on doing the same in the future. I love the idea of a patient portal and have had one for over a year. The ability of a patient to send messages across a secure line is essential, especially for those who wish to remain HIPAA compliant. For patients, the portal is a great tool because they can schedule appointments and request refills without having to call in. In my practice, anyone who calls speaks to a live person but in some practices, navigating their phone trees can be a daunting task. It seems intuitive that all doctors and patients would want to utilize a patient portal. By Linda M. Girgis, MD, FAAFP
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Medicare’s Coding Transition Break
7/28/2015
Relax. Medicare won’t be penalizing providers for minor ICD-10 mistakes 12 months after the transition to the new coding system. By Katie Wike, contributing writer
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CMS Announces Flexibility In ICD-10 Claims Auditing
7/27/2015
The agency will reimburse for incorrectly-coded claims to ease transition. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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Embrace The ICD-10 Transition With Confidence
7/17/2015
The deadline for implementing ICD-10 is quickly approaching. Providers and practices should be preparing for the transition and approaching the implementation with confidence. Even though on July 6, 2015, CMS announced a one year grace period for ICD-10, it did not delay the implementation. Effective October 1, 2015, a valid ICD-10 code from the correct family will still be required on all claims. These 10 steps will help you prepare successfully for the transition.
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ICD-10 PCS – We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know
7/7/2015
After decades of experience with ICD-9, we have learned and come to grips with its quirks. We do not yet have that comfort level with ICD-10 – after all, it’s still pretty new to most of us in the U.S. I’m not really concerned about the diagnosis side of ICD-10 and its Clinical Modification, ICD-10-CM. But what does concern me is ICD-10 PCS. So far, we don’t have a good idea of how this is going to impact reimbursement, and what documentation requirements are really going to be needed. We really don’t know what we don’t know.
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Providers Fall Behind In ICD-10 Testing
7/3/2015
According to an eHealth Initiative survey conducted in conjunction with the American Health Information Management Association, providers ICD-10 preparedness is lacking. By Katie Wike, contributing writer
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Code Translation Tool Added To 3M ICD-10 Toolbox
6/29/2015
The new tool joins a stream of resources vendors are introducing to ease October’s transition. By Christine Kern, contributing writer