How lenient are major health insurers willing to be when it comes to accepting providers' ICD-10 claims? Humana and UnitedHealthcare are giving latitude in the specificity of the new codes,…
HIMSS has launched the ICD-10 Transition Step-by-Step Guide, an interactive tool aimed at assisting healthcare providers who have not completed the transition to the ICD-10 code set for submitting claims…
After a number of delays, and much anticipation, the implementation of ICD-10 is finally underway as of Oct. 1. But with all the competition in the job market this year…
Here are some quotes from physicians after the first few days of the ICD-10 coding transition taken from Medical Economics' ICD-10 Diary project. "Well here we are, 48 hours into…
The ultimate irony of a long standing ICD-10 to Y2K comparison is that – after all the years of debate, disdain and doomsday predictions – it now appears that the…
With less than two weeks to go on transitioning to ICD-10, our industry continues to struggle with understanding what is happening, why, and the impact to clients, providers and paychecks.…
Unless you've been living in a cave, you are probably aware that come Oct. 1, 2015, the old ICD-9 coding system will be completely replaced with a "newer version": ICD-10.…
ICD-10 is coming. How will you reward your practice for the stress it causes? Congress is very unlikely to delay ICD-10 again this year, especially with the furor over the…
My insurer's Explanation of Benefits (EOB) showed a claim for a flu shot. That was accurate. But another EOB claimed that I got exactly the same flu shot (again) two…
On Oct. 1, a big change is coming to the health care industry. That’s the deadline for all health care companies – doctors, hospitals, clinics, insurance provider – to upgrade…
The advice from those who have already tried coding with ICD-10? Hire a certified coder if you don’t have one on staff already. “If a physician office doesn’t have a…
In just a few short weeks, the landmark ICD-10 transition that has been anticipated and delayed countless times will arrive on Oct. 1, 2015. With it comes the pressure to…
Four state Medicaid programs have been approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to delay transitioning to ICD-10 codes by the Oct. 1 deadline. California, Louisiana, Maryland and…
On Oct. 1, Medicaid programs in four states will not be fully converting from the ICD-9 to the ICD-10 coding system, as nearly everyone else is federally mandated to do.…
Imagine that a federal agency called the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, responsible for insuring about one-third of the nation, tried to build a national health insurance exchange and…
Physicians report they are still happy in light of healthcare changes, according to Physicians Practice's 2015 Great American Physician survey. Kareo sponsored the survey. Here are six key points: 1.…