Falling Behind in ICD-10 Testing Places Orthopedic Coding at Risk
sam-mi2013-09-26T15:42:07+00:00According to a recent survey conducted by QualiTest Group, three out of four healthcare providers are not meeting the recommended timeline for the switch to ICD-10 by Oct. 1, 2014. Are you counted among those who are not? Is the ICD-10 transition of your orthopedic coding and all other aspects of your medical revenue cycle management at risk? Many healthcare providers across the board think they still have a lot of time to complete the steps necessary including performing ICD-10 testing. Think again. That's because CMS will not be performing end-to-end testing of ICD-10-CM and PCS fee-for-service. End-to-end testing is a [...]