ICD-10 impacts to providers – Scheduling : Preauthorizations and Certifications

Does your organization have Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that use ICD-9 CM diagnosis or ICD-9 procedure code information? If so, those procedures and systems need to be evaluated as part of the ICD-10 Impact Assessment.

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Out of Network Claims Market Gets More Interesting: Cedars-Sinai, UCLA Dropped by Anthem

Out of Network Claims Explained One of the most significant inefficiencies in health care is the pricing strategy of health plans regarding their policy on reimbursement for members who receive…

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Meaningful Use Subsidies for Health Care Providers, Impacted Areas

Physicians and hospitals each have a list of objectives to qualify for subsidies. For physicians, the goals include: Incorporate at least 50 percent of all lab tests in the electronic…

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No World Borders Uses Twitter for Live Updates from Two Leading Health Care Conferences

Newport Beach, CA and Palm Springs, CA - November 10, 2009 - No World Borders today announced that it will be providing live updates online from the floor of both…

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Rand Study Details Costs and Benefits of switching from ICD-9 to ICD-10 Medical Coding

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provides incentives to modernize health care, including the upgrade to a new medical coding standard, ICD-10. Despite both incentives and mandates, health insurance…

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