How date of service can trump the ICD-10 compliance deadline
Date: Jun 18, 2013 Farzad Mostashari, the national coordinator for healthcare IT, explained the deadline is the deadline while speaking Monday at the the HIMSS Media ICD-10 Forum.
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What's going to happen during ICD-10 end-to-end testing
Date: Jun 11, 2013 Getting ready for ICD-10 testing is going to require more than getting a good night's sleep and two No. 2 pencils.
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Providers need to be proactive about ICD-10 testing
Date: May 28, 2013 Healthcare providers cannot expect their payers and health plans to come calling with plans for end-to-end testing.
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Four reasons why ICD-10 matters
Date: May 21, 2013 Just in case you forget why we're doing all this, Robert Tagalicod, Director, Office of E-Health Standards and Services, summarizes how important ICD-10 is to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services:
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CMS updates ICD-10-PCS code set
Date: May 18, 2013 The 2014 ICD-10-PCS files are now available and posted.
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CMS offers guidance on using dates of service to code medical claims
Date: May 11, 2013 Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance on coding claims that straddle the Oct. 1, 2014, ICD-10 deadline.
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How to assess ICD-10 vendors' capabilities
Date: Apr 30, 2013 No one is going to reach ICD-10 compliance without healthcare vendors.
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Texas lawmaker introduces bill to ban ICD-10 implementation
Date: Apr 25, 2013 Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, has introduced a bill that would "prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services replacing ICD-9 with ICD-10 in implementing the HIPAA code set standards."
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Medical practices will find ICD-10 challenges beyond the IT department
Date: Apr 23, 2013 Healthcare providers need to prepare for challenges that will affect their business operations and revenue cycles.
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WEDI completes another ICD-10 readiness survey
Date: Apr 12, 2013 The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) has reported the results of its latest ICD-10 Industry Readiness Survey to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
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