December 2014

ICD-10 Compliance Date is October 1, 2015

Anesthesiology, Billing, Coding, Compliance, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Emergency Medicine, General, Hospital Based Practices, Hospitalists, Office Based Practices, Practice Management, Primary Care, Radiology, Surgery, Urgent Care /

As many in the health care industry are acutely aware, the International Classification of Diseases 9th Revision (ICD-9) diagnosis code set is being replaced with ICD-10. This change will have a significant impact on almost every aspect of physician revenue cycle management and coding. On April 1, 2014, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act 2014 […]

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Unseen Costs of ICD-10 Implementation

Anesthesiology, Billing, Coding, Compliance, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Emergency Medicine, General, Hospital Based Practices, Hospitalists, Office Based Practices, Practice Management, Primary Care, Radiology, Surgery, Urgent Care /

What are some of the overlooked unforeseen costs of implementation? Practices may secure cash flow savings or a line of credit to help weather the storm during the transition; it is suggested that practices have a minimum of the equivalent of 30 days of operating capital on hand Measure and budget for money and time

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