
Getting Comfortable with the ICD-10 Code Set
Familiarizing yourself and your staff with the new ICD-10 code set will be an ongoing item on your to-do list for months to come. But with almost 70,000 ICD-10 codes, where do you even start? READ MORE
Familiarizing yourself and your staff with the new ICD-10 code set will be an ongoing item on your to-do list for months to come. But with almost 70,000 ICD-10 codes, where do you even start? READ MORE
The American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) will launch a redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program (MOCA) in January 2016. READ MORE
Wondering if you or your group met the requirements to avoid a 2 percent Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) payment adjustment for 2016? Or maybe you are curious if you will receive the last bonus (.5 percent) offered under the PQRS program? Those determinations are now being announced. READ MORE
A trip to the emergency department can be overwhelming for any patient, but especially elderly patients. As a result, hospitals around the United States have begun to open geriatric emergency centers designed to specifically address the needs of their oldest patients. READ MORE
A survey commissioned by Navicure and conducted by Porter Research in August revealed an industry expecting the worst for cash flow and revenue cycle management during the ICD-10 transition. It’s not too late to take specific steps to prepare your bottom line for the transition. READ MORE
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will soon release the full-year 2014 Quality and Resource Use Reports (QRURs) for all physician groups and solo practitioners nationwide who reported at least one quality or cost measure with at least one eligible case during the performance period from January 1, 2014 to December 30, 2014. READ MORE