Y2K came and went, and it was quite a letdown for the “gloom and doomers.” Amidst the hype, it seemed like Y2K would have a huge impact on many aspects of our daily lives, but the clock struck 12:01 ...
Daniel Siegel, MD, discusses a loophole he looks out for in ICD-10 coding and billing.
Unless there is another delay, the United States will transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 in all health care settings on October 1, 2015. This will not be a gradual transition as there will be no grace ...
Curtis Dubay, recognized as a leading expert on taxation issues, is a former research fellow in tax and economic policy. The House of Representatives recently passed H.R 4302, a temporary "fix" to the ...
Medical coding and billing productivity is going to decline after Oct. 1. That means it will take longer to prepare medical claims and receive reimbursements. How much time is guesswork. But the ...
Steve Claypool, MD, is vice president of clinical development and informatics, and Allison Errickson, CPC-H, is director of coding compliance and content, Clinical Solutions Division, for ProVation ...
One of the issues that doesn't come up very often when discussing ICD-10 implementation is fraud. A simple definition refers to incidents where people get more money than they are entitled to. It's ...
Even with a firm compliance deadline in place, physician practices have their work cut out for them in preparing for conversion to ICD-10 coding by Oct. 1, 2014. The long-anticipated transition daunts ...
The impending switch to ICD-10 is causing widespread concern over the associated costs and time required. How is this concern affecting physician staffing decisions? Here are two statistics from ...
The October 1 deadline is really just the beginning. As ICD-10 coding gets underway in earnest next month, there will be plenty of questions that need answering for providers nationwide. AHIMA wants ...
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