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ICD-10 Round Up: Private Practice Radiologist Share How Prepared Their Staffs Were for ICD-10

Posted on May 1, 2016 By Michael Sculley

Last October, the entire U.S. medical community made a much debated shift to the 10th Edition of International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). The road to ICD-10 was marked with multiple delays primarily due to concerns that physician owned practices were not prepared for the transition. In add...

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The Smart Practice – The Jury Is Still Out on ICD-10

Posted on March 1, 2016 By Michael Sculley

Six Months (and Many Years) Later – Have The Promises Been Delivered? The road to ICD-10 implementation was longer than expected due to postponements (among other things). But now that ICD-10 has been on the books for a few months, it’s time to check on the code-set’s progress. From the be...

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What’s Really Going On With ICD-10?

Posted on November 19, 2014 By Michael Sculley

Overall, the news from a recent AHIMA survey on ICD-10 preparation isn’t bad. However, it’s clear that some physicians simply will not be ready next fall, despite having had an additional year to prepare for the changeover. The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) surveyed ...

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Must-Ask ICD-10 Questions for Your Medical Billing Vendors

Posted on March 9, 2014 By Michael Sculley

Although the deadline for ICD-10 has been pushed to 2015, and everyone who was ill-prepared can now take a deep breath, the time to train, test, and monitor the progress of knowledge and coding efficiency is now. Physician were by far the largest group to report lagging behind in preparedness. Likew...

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Laying the Foundation for ICD-10

Posted on October 8, 2013 By Michael Sculley

There’s a lot riding on the ICD-10 transition, including your 2014 financial picture and potential staff upheaval. The bottom line is this: the better prepared you are, the less likely you’ll see a revenue dip from the changeover. That preparation starts with making sure everyone in your office ...

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10 Changes Coming With ICD-10

Posted on October 3, 2013 By Michael Sculley

The ICD-10 changeover is a year away, and pundits are ramping up their rhetoric. True, there’s a lot of work to be done, but looking at the facts is always helpful. Here are 10 things that will be true starting October 1, 2014: Claims will be denied if they include an ICD-9 code.Because it already...

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ICD-10: Time to Start Dual Coding

Posted on October 1, 2013 By Michael Sculley

With the ICD-10 changeover just about a year away, some practices are preparing to start dual coding their encounters. In other words, they’ll code each encounter in ICD-9 and ICD-10. (This contrasts with the similarly named double coding, in which forms are coded in ICD-9 at the time of the encou...

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ICD-10 Round Up: Private Practice Radiologist Share How Prepared Their Staffs Were for ICD-10

The Smart Practice – The Jury Is Still Out on ICD-10

What’s Really Going On With ICD-10?

Must-Ask ICD-10 Questions for Your Medical Billing Vendors

Laying the Foundation for ICD-10

10 Changes Coming With ICD-10

ICD-10: Time to Start Dual Coding

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