ICD-10 countdown: What’s your contingency plan?

We all hope the question won’t be necessary, but the industry-wide climate of fear and dread that has surrounded ICD-10 demands an answer. What will you do if you or…

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Tips to prepare for ICD-10 testing

ICD-10 testing will be more complicated than sending medical claims to healthcare payers and asking, "How's that?" There are some best practices that can make or break your ICD-10 transition:…

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I Quit!

I'm fed up, frustrated, stressed out, and done with it! We hear this all the time from people trying to prepare for the medical coding certification exam. Maybe you have…

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Eight ICD-10 tasks for providers to complete now

The ICD-10 compliance date is creeping closer and closer, and providers are still finding it challenging to plan and complete their transition preparations. EHRintelligence spoke to Jim Daley, Director of…

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CMS clears retinal prosthesis system for payments

Second Sight Medical Products Inc.’s retinal prosthesis system has been approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for both inpatient and outpatient settings of care payments beginning…

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Think ICD-10 Won’t Impact Workers’ Comp? Think Again

Healthcare is an enormously complex endeavor and it has gotten more complex than ever imagined with the advent of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). PPACA has put…

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How to manage cash needs ahead of ICD-10 transition

Healthcare providers may face disruptions in their payments even if they are on target to operate using ICD-10 codes on Oct. 1, 2014. Since providers will, and indeed need, to…

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How To Read Your Medical Bill

There was a time not that long ago that a patient might never see a medical bill, much less have to read it. But few of us can afford to…

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ICD-10: Time to panic a little?

We are about 14 months away from the ICD-10 implementation deadline. Surveys report that healthcare providers are in various states of readiness. QualiTest Group surveyed more than 300 professionals about…

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