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Yep, There’s a Billing Code for That

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If you think you’re waiting even longer at your doctor’s office these days, you might be right. And it might be due to the overhaul of the medical billing code system that requires providers to enter an alphanumeric...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

House Bill Says 23 Years Isn’t Long Enough for Transition to ICD-10

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All across the country hospitals have been bracing for the scheduled Oct. 1, 2015, transition from ICD-9 coding to ICD-10. It had been scheduled for Oct. 1, 2014, but the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 delayed it...more

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Behavioral Health Billing Alert

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Providers of behavioral health services should be aware that the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5), released in May 2013 after more than ten years in...more

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Why Providers Should Think About the Impact of ICD-10 on Managed Care Reimbursement Now

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ICD-10 implementation has been delayed by Medicare until October 2015. Many believe it may be delayed again and are putting off thinking about its impact until it is clear that the updated code set will be implemented by...more

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Telehealth and Health IT Policy: Considerations for Stakeholders

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In recent months, as the conversation about reforming the health care system has shifted to achieving greater delivery system efficiencies, cost containment, and patient satisfaction, the role of health care...more

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Health Care Reform Implementation Update

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Congress begins its summer recess this week, but last week legislators were busy holding hearings on management issues regarding HealthCare.gov, introducing legislation to increase payments to primary care doctors under...more

King & Spalding

CMS Says ICD-10 Will Be Implemented on October 1, 2015

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According to CMS, the transition from the ICD-9 to the ICD-10 diagnosis coding system is set to occur on October 1, 2105. The ICD-10 transition was originally scheduled for October 1, 2013, but has been delayed a number of...more

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Preparing for the Conversion to ICD-10

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With the ICD-10 implementation date delayed once again until October 1, 2015, providers who were previously unprepared for the transition or had only begun their transition planning have an extra year to address the upcoming...more

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CMS Outpatient and Physician Payment Rules: Don't Miss the Efficient Quality of Care Reform Forest for the Dollar Trees

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The final physician fee schedule (PFS) and hospital outpatient department payment rules for FY 2014 clearly signal the continued intent by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to transform the healthcare...more

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2013 Healthcare Year In Review

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Bob Dylan's quote from 1964 -- "The Times They Are A-Changin" -- could equally apply to the healthcare industry in 2013. This was the year that the Affordable Care Act ("ACA") came into full public view with the start of the...more

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Publication of End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System Final Rule

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On December 2, 2013, the Federal Register published CMS’s Final Rule regarding the prospective payment system (PPS) for End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). Most provisions are effective on January 1, 2014, with limited exceptions...more

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