Avoiding Charge-ageddon
Now that “2014” is staring us in the face every time we look at a calendar or an incoming e-mail, there’s a stark immediacy to ICD-10. Suddenly, the cut-over date is this year. With less than nine...
View ArticleICD-When?
The strange and unpredictable ways of the healthcare IT industry are legend, so last week’s surprising move by Congress to delay the implementation of ICD-10 should not have come as… well, a surprise....
View ArticleICD-Day Redux
Now it appears CMS will push to make Oct. 1, 2015 the new ICD-10 cut-over date, the earliest permitted under the law enacted by Congress last month. So where does this leave healthcare providers who...
View ArticleAre You “ROI” in ROI?
Many technology buyers are ROI in ROI. They’re “really only interested” if there’s demonstrable “return on investment” associated with whatever purchase they’re considering. When it comes to revenue...
View ArticleProviders: Assess Your Charge Capture Needs
Every healthcare provider understands intuitively the importance of capturing physicians’ charges accurately and expeditiously. After all, charges feed the billing system and keep the practice humming...
View ArticleRelieving A Practice’s ICD-10sion
Given the complexity associated with ICD-10, physician charge capture — the source of most of a practice’s revenue — in an ICD-10 world must have three key attributes to ensure a smooth start to an...
View ArticleA Physician’s Take on ICD-10
Physicians routinely work with a lot of advanced technology. If that technology helps them provide better care for their patients, most physicians embrace it; but they want to be well trained so that...
View ArticleThe Big Day is Finally Here
It’s finally here – the day the healthcare industry has been anticipating, dreading and delaying for years: ICD-10 day. Welcome to the new world of more precise, detailed medical coding. But for some...
View ArticleMemorial Sloan Kettering’s Charge Capture Success Story
One of the most respected names in cancer research and treatment, Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK), spoke recently of its partnership with one of the most respected names in healthcare IT. Jane Yee,...
View ArticleTransition in Washington – and in Health IT
As the administration that gave the healthcare industry Meaningful Use and MACRA makes way for a new one in Washington, D.C., uncertainty looms large. Still, amidst the transition, who can resist the...
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