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Ten stories to keep you updated about ICD-10 implementation
The implementation of the federally mandated ICD-10 code set has been debated since its announcement. Here, Orthopedics Today spotlights ten articles that focus on updates on the conversion to ICD-10 and how it may impact an orthopedic practice.
CMS: ICD-10 ‘interim final date’ still pending
Orthopedists looking for a firm date for ICD-10 implementation won’t find it in a recent statement from CMS. Read more.
WEDI wraps up ICD-10 summit with list of objectives
RESTON, Va. — The afternoon session of the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange summit on the ICD-10 delay addressed concerns shared by insurance companies, health care providers and vendors of information technology and other products during the morning session. Read more.
ICD-10 summit attendees mull impacts of coding delay
RESTON, Va. — The morning session at the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange summit on the ICD-10 delay focused on the impacts of the delay and the implications for steps moving forward. Read more.
ICD-10 survey: Majority ‘disappointed’ by delay
The American Health Information Management Association recently convened an ICD-10 summit in Washington, D.C. There, 69 participants responded to a survey about the delay of ICD-10 implementation, and the response was largely negative. Read more.
Senate approves 1-year SGR patch, delays ICD-10 billing codes
The Senate voted to approve a 1-year temporary legislative patch to avoid looming 24% cuts to physician Medicare payments. The measure also delays the ICD-10 billing codes compliance deadline until 2015. Read more.
Dismay, relief greet latest ICD-10 implementation delay
On April 1, President Obama signed into law the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014. Read more.
Outsourcing: A viable alternative to a complex in-house business office
Jack M. Bert, MD, and George Fraley, MBA, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing business office functions as opposed to maintaining these processes in house as well as running a successful orthopedic practice. Read more.
Panel discusses conversion to ICD-10
Members of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Coding Coverage & Reimbursement Committee and a national compliance expert discuss what ICD-10 means to private practice and hospital-employed orthopedic surgeons. Read more.
ICD-10 to be more expensive for physician practices than estimated
The implementation cost for the ICD-10 code set is predicted to be up to three times more expensive than previously estimated for physician practices, according to a recently published study. Read more.
VIDEO: A perspective on preparations for ICD-10
WAILEA, Hawaii — William R. Beach, MD, provides a video perspective on preparing your practice for ICD-10. Read more.