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CMS releases final payment rules for the Medicare program

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New policies focus on value, improve how care is provided, and increase transparency of information on quality WASHINGTON – Over the past several days, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released final rules outlining how Medicare will pay major health care providers and suppliers in 2015. Important provisions of the Affordable Care Act that reward higher quality, patient-centered Continue reading CMS releases final payment rules for the Medicare program→

CMS has created “Road to 10” to help you jump start the transition to ICD-10

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“Road to 10”: CMS Online Tool for Small Practices Road to 10, an online resource built with the help of providers in small practices, is now available. This tool is designed to help small medical practices jumpstart their ICD-10 transition. “Road to 10” includes specialty references and helps providers build ICD-10 action plans tailored for their practice needs. The new Continue reading CMS has created “Road to 10” to help you jump start the transition to ICD-10→

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CMS announces three weeks of ICD-10 acknowledgement testing

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CMS will provide three dedicated week-long opportunities for ICD-10 acknowledgement testing in 2014 and 2015. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is in the process of implementing ICD-10. All covered entities must be fully compliant on October 1, 2015. CR8858 instructs all MACs and the DME MAC Common Electronic Data Interchange (CEDI) contractor to promote ICD-10 Acknowledgement Testing with Continue reading CMS announces three weeks of ICD-10 acknowledgement testing→

Deadline for ICD-10 allows health care industry ample time to prepare for change

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Deadline set for October 1, 2015   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a rule recently finalizing Oct. 1, 2015 as the new compliance date for health care providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses to transition to ICD-10, the tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases. This deadline allows providers, insurance companies and others Continue reading Deadline for ICD-10 allows health care industry ample time to prepare for change→