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May 9, 2012 |
Today's Headlines
Think you’ll need more time to meet meaningful use stage 2 requirements? The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives has your back. » Full article |
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Remind your staff to be diligent in coding, especially when billing for Medicare. More than 100 recent fraud arrests show that the government is getting serious about recovering lost money, as providers in six states learned the hard way. » Full article |
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Good news: 62% of Americans ranked PCPs as their favorite care providers in a recent poll. So don’t take it as bad news when they offer three pieces of constructive criticism.
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Increased electronic health record use is leading to more efficient communication between payers and providers, but a national group supporting telemedicine has bigger plans: Making the technology part of healthcare reform.
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Spurred in part by a predicted dearth of PCPs, American medical colleges boosted enrollment and now say they’re on track to reach their goal by 2016. But one big hurdle remains. » Full article |
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Seventy rural healthcare providers will share $10.4 million in grants as part of a project to promote health and prevent disease. Find out which organizations are participating and which patient populations stand to benefit most. » Full article |
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Act now:
Deadline for ICD-10 comments is May 17
Stakeholders who want to submit comments on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) proposed rule to delay ICD-10 implementation have only a week left to do so
The proposed rule delays the compliance date for switching to ICD-10 from October 1, 2013, to October 1, 2014. The delay and the 30-day comment period on the rule were announced in early April by HHS.
All comments are due to HHS no later than 5 p.m. EST on May 17. Comments may be submitted electronically at regulations.gov, or by mail to: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS–0040–P, P.O. Box 8013, Baltimore, MD 21244–8013.
See the latest updates on ICD-10 implementation and the proposed rule at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Web site, or read recent reports from Medical Economics at http://www.MedicalEconomics.com/newICD10deadline. |
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