HealthcareBusinessOfficeAug 20, 20151 minWill Coding Productivity Decline after October 1?Have You Heard? – August 19, 2015 “Medical coding and billing productivity is going to decline after October 1.” At least, according to C...
HealthcareBusinessOfficeAug 6, 20151 minICD-10 Myths and FactsHave You Heard? – August 5, 2015 CMS recently released a list of “myths and facts” regarding the upcoming implementation of ICD-10. In ca...
HealthcareBusinessOfficeJul 17, 20151 minCode in Both ICD-9 and ICD-10?Have You Heard? – July 16, 2015 Early last week, CMS and the American Medical Association announced an agreement to allow some flexibilit...
HealthcareBusinessOfficeJun 25, 20151 min6 Reasons Why ICD-10 Safe Harbor Won't WorkHave You Heard? – June 24, 2015 The healthcare advocacy group “Coalition for ICD-10” recently released a statement outlining 6 reasons wh...
HealthcareBusinessOfficeJun 19, 20151 minWill You Use These ICD-10 Codes?Have You Heard? – June 18, 2015 At the Medical Economics site, there’s a list of 20 unusual or downright bizarre new codes in the ICD-10 ...
HealthcareBusinessOfficeJun 6, 20151 minPhase-In Instead of Cutover to ICD-10?Have You Heard? – June 5, 2015 Tom Sullivan, in his article posted on the Healthcare IT News website, reports that a dozen or so members ...
HealthcareBusinessOfficeMay 20, 20151 minAvoid the Top 5 Risks of ICD-10Have You Heard? – May 19, 2015 A recently released paper by healthcare industry software provider AthenaHealth covers the top 5 risks fac...
HealthcareBusinessOfficeMay 14, 20151 minAnother Bill to Delay ICD-10?! Again?!Have You Heard? – May 13, 2015 As reported on the Healthcare Finance News website, Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) has introduced a bill to delay ...
HealthcareBusinessOfficeApr 3, 20151 minCould Congress Still Delay ICD-10?Have You Heard? – April 2, 2015 Baseball Hall of Famer and former manager Yogi Berra supposedly said, “It ain’t over till it’s over.” Cou...
HealthcareBusinessOfficeFeb 19, 20151 minSeeking a New Way to Deliver Primary CareHave You Heard? – February 18, 2015 CMS recently put out a “Request for Information” (RFI) seeking comments and input on new ways to deli...
HealthcareBusinessOfficeJan 20, 20151 minNot Again?! Possibility of Another ICD-10 Delay?Have You Heard? – January 19, 2015 This Wednesday and Thursday, Congress is scheduled to hold hearings on fixing the Sustainable Growth R...
HealthcareBusinessOfficeDec 17, 20141 minICD-10 Webinar Slides and TranscriptHave You Heard? – December 16, 2014 In case you weren’t able to tune in to last month’s November 5 CMS webinar on ICD-10 topics, we provi...
HealthcareBusinessOfficeNov 20, 20141 min5 ICD-10 Tasks to Complete by December 31Have You Heard? – November 19, 2014 In an article this week on the EHRIntelligence.com website, author Jennifer Bresnick recommends 5 thi...