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ICD-10 Transition Successful At 80% Of Organizations

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ICD-10 Transition Successful At 80% Of Organizations: KPMG Survey After delays and IT pros’ hand-wringing, 11 percent call transition a failure October 1st’s changeover to ICD-10 – a five-fold increase in the billing codes used in healthcare – consumed a great deal of time and energy among IT, clinical and finance professionals, but a KPMG LLP survey found 80 percent Continue reading ICD-10 Transition Successful At 80% Of Organizations→

CMS Metrics for ICD-10 Claims

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ICD-10 Transition Moves Forward On October 1, 2015 health systems across the country transitioned to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision – ICD-10. This change will enable providers to capture more details about the health status of their patients to improve patient care and public health surveillance. CMS has been carefully monitoring the transition and is pleased to report Continue reading CMS Metrics for ICD-10 Claims→

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HealthCare.gov Pilots New Doctor Lookup Feature

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“Our goal is to provide consumers with relevant, personal and more up-to-date information about a plan before enrolling.” Beginning today, HealthCare.gov is piloting a new beta feature that allows consumers to search plans by their preferred provider or health facility. Some consumers will be part of a pilot that allows them to use the beta Doctor Lookup feature as they Continue reading HealthCare.gov Pilots New Doctor Lookup Feature→

CMS FACT SHEET: EHR Incentive Programs in 2015 and Beyond

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CMS FACT SHEET: EHR Incentive Programs in 2015 and Beyond The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released final rules that simplify requirements and add new flexibilities for providers to make, electronic health information available when and where it matters most and for health care providers and consumers to be able to readily, safely, and securely exchange that information. Continue reading CMS FACT SHEET: EHR Incentive Programs in 2015 and Beyond→