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You are in the process of finalizing your first month-end after the October conversion to ICD-10. Of course you had a few glitches, that was to be expected. And of course you have done a good job of clearing up those glitches and ensuring the smooth operation of daily processing... Read More

So, the date of ICD-10 implementation has come and gone. What can you expect? What trends do you need to watch? What questions do you need to ask? Most practices saw October 1st come and go without much drama and that is because as of October 1, 2015, the revenue coming in the... Read More

I live in Texas and that means Blue Bell ice cream reigns as the best ice cream in town. Made locally in Brenham, Texas (about an hour from Houston) the ice cream is loved and touted the best all over the south. August 31, 2015 Blue Bell went back on the shelves after 4 months... Read More

We are one month and three weeks away from the go live date for ICD-10. Your changes to systems and paper should be complete. You should have completed end to end testing with payers (or at the very least have a date of testing). Your staff should be well trained and you should... Read More

Below is a portion of an article published recently. Having implemented multiple IT systems over time, the article is amazing. “A new Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality study found that health IT caused interruptions to clinical workflow across all participating clinics... Read More

What is your practice doing this week to prepare for ICD-10? October 1, 2015 will be here before we know it and preparedness for that event cannot be over-stated. This week and for several weeks to come, your practice would benefit from 3 steps of preparedness: Parallel coding –... Read More

Change is something you cannot avoid forever. Especially in healthcare. In today’s healthcare scene, there are many changes coming down the pipe. From Meaningful Use to ICD-10, to the age of social media, the changes are all around us, staring us in the face at times.... Read More

The evermore increasing question: Do I have an ICD-10 successful transition or an ICD-10 nightmare? The healthcare community is just a few short months (4 months, 1 week, & 3 days at the time of this posting) before ICD-10 becomes either the biggest success in your 2015... Read More

ICD-10 Deadline – A Challenge of 2015 The new ICD-10 deadline comes as no surprise now that it was delayed several times. In July 2014, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) implemented the most recent delay and set a new date of Oct. 1, 2015, giving... Read More

Changes to healthcare as we know it are coming. They are coming sooner rather than later. The big question: Are you ready? The Nightly Business Report had a spot on ICD-10 coding changes coming up in October. They interviewed some physicians and office staff and very simply... Read More