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04/29/2014

Check out MLN Connects™ video on ICD-10 Coding Basics features Sue Bowman from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) in which she provides a basic introduction to ICD-10 coding.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCV6aFlA-Sc&feature=youtu.be

Are you ready to transition to ICD-10 on October 1, 2014? In this MLN Connects™ video, Sue Bowman from the American Health Information Management Association...

04/29/2014

The mandated implementation of the ICD-10 code set will be dramatically more expensive for most physician practices than previously estimated, according to an updated cost study initiated by the American Medical Association (AMA) and conducted by Nachimson Advisors. The 2014 study found that in some cases, the estimated ICD-10 implementation costs are nearly three times what had been predicted by a landmark 2008 study also produced by Nachimson Advisors.
http://www.ama-assn.org/resources/doc/washington/icd-10-costs-for-physician-practices-study.pdf

04/29/2014

In a recent MLN Matters® Special Edition article, CMS released details on the testing approach that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking for ICD-10 implementation.
http://cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/SE1409.pdf

04/29/2014

Click the link to get CMS’ official ICD-10 resources
http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/downloads/ICD10Payers508.pdf

04/29/2014

See what providers think about ICD-10’s impact in Beckers’ survey here:
http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/survey-most-providers-health-plans-haven-t-fully-determined-icd-10-impact.html

Most healthcare providers and health plans haven't properly determined how the transition to ICD-10 will affect them, according to a poll conducted by audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG.

04/29/2014

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/hospital-of-tomorrow/articles/2013/12/13/3-things-doctors-should-know-about-obamacare-how-doctors-can-prepare-for-obamacare

What physicians need to know about the Affordable Care Act to run their practice.