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ICD-10 Conversion Adds Codes, Detail to Emergency Medicine Revenue Cycle Management

ICD-10 Conversion Adds Codes, Detail to Emergency Medicine Revenue Cycle Management

sam-mi2013-06-11T09:33:37+00:00

Within all the layers of detailed information you’re learning as you begin to convert your medical practice billing and coding to ICD-10 are the 68,000 diagnosis codes that include those you may not refer to every day. Say, for example, ICD-10’s introduction of 312 codes for injuries by animals. They include: W5922XA: Struck by a turtle, initial encounter W5609XA: Other contact with dolphin, initial encounter W58.11XA: Bitten by a crocodile, initial encounter W58.01XA: Bitten by alligator, initial encounter Then there are those for even more specific circumstances: X52XXXD: Prolonged stay in weightless environment, subsequent encounter V91.07XA: Burn due to water skis [...]

ICD-10 Conversion Adds Codes, Detail to Emergency Medicine Revenue Cycle Managementsam-mi2013-06-11T09:33:37+00:00

ICD-10 Unveils Challenges, Opportunities for Diagnostic Radiology Revenue Cycle Management

ICD-10 Unveils Challenges, Opportunities for Diagnostic Radiology Revenue Cycle Management

sam-mi2013-06-06T09:20:44+00:00

Coding for injuries such as fractures is among the biggest challenges facing Diagnostic Radiologists as ICD-9 transitions to ICD-10 by Oct. 1, 2014. To give you an idea of the shift, compare all codes related to fractures of the radius: ICD-9 included 32 codes. ICD-10-CM has 1,731. The jump from 16,000 codes in ICD-9 to 68,000 codes in ICD-10-CM is resulting from a greater amount of information that’s required about the acuity of the patient and correlating disease process. Fracture codes will be much more detailed, including which limb it is, the fracture displaced or non-displaced, for example. They will have [...]

ICD-10 Unveils Challenges, Opportunities for Diagnostic Radiology Revenue Cycle Managementsam-mi2013-06-06T09:20:44+00:00

MedRev Index Harnesses the Power of Your Medical Practice Revenue Cycle Management During ICD-10 Transition

MedRev Index Harnesses the Power of Your Medical Practice Revenue Cycle Management During ICD-10 Transition

sam-mi2013-06-04T09:07:43+00:00

As your practice prepares for the ICD-10 conversion, your medical practice revenue cycle management and ultimately your bottom line hang in the balance. Revenue stream needs to continue uninterrupted before, during and after the Oct. 1, 2014 ICD-10 conversion deadline. But how is this possible when the ICD-10 conversion means significant changes to office procedures that can affect every aspect of business operations including your medical practice billing and coding? Medical record documentation will increase too. You and coders will need to collect and document more data on patients to justify all codes submitted for claims. During this conversion, said to [...]

MedRev Index Harnesses the Power of Your Medical Practice Revenue Cycle Management During ICD-10 Transitionsam-mi2013-06-04T09:07:43+00:00

Bridging the Gaps in ICD-10 Can Also Create Seamless Medical Practice Billing and Coding Transition

Bridging the Gaps in ICD-10 Can Also Create Seamless Medical Practice Billing and Coding Transition

sam-mi2013-05-23T09:24:45+00:00

The ICD-10 conversion on Oct. 1, 2014 means significant changes to office procedures, which are expected to affect every aspect of business operations. It also requires you to increase your level of medical record documentation across all aspects of service. Can your current physician revenue cycle management process stand the added weight of this transition? Does it have the experience and foresight required to navigate all the nuances and changes that are happening? What about the resources to provide your team the full cadre of support and training you need throughout the various implementation stages? While this large-scale shift in coding [...]

Bridging the Gaps in ICD-10 Can Also Create Seamless Medical Practice Billing and Coding Transitionsam-mi2013-05-23T09:24:45+00:00

Stabilize Your Medical Practice Billing and Coding During ICD-10 Transition with Assured Return

Stabilize Your Medical Practice Billing and Coding During ICD-10 Transition with Assured Return

sam-mi2013-05-21T09:27:42+00:00

You’re not alone if you’re feeling a bit shaky these days as pressures mount for the ICD-10 conversion by Oct. 1, 2014. After all, your medical practice coding, billing and collections face vulnerabilities throughout this process. The ICD-10 conversion means significant changes to office procedures that can affect every aspect of business operations including your physician revenue cycle management. Medical record documentation will increase. Both physicians and coders will need to collect and document more data on patients to justify codes submitted for claims. If there was ever a time when assurances are needed, it’s now. Assurances can result from ensuring [...]

Stabilize Your Medical Practice Billing and Coding During ICD-10 Transition with Assured Returnsam-mi2013-05-21T09:27:42+00:00

Implementing ICD-10’s Avalanche of Coding Updates Require Coding Experts in Physician Revenue Cycle Management

Implementing ICD-10’s Avalanche of Coding Updates Require Coding Experts in Physician Revenue Cycle Management

sam-mi2013-05-14T09:03:32+00:00

In the coding world, there is a saying that “If it isn’t documented, it doesn’t exist or it didn’t happen.” That strikes fear in the hearts of all physicians, which is why it’s imperative your medical practice billing and coding be tied to your medical practice revenue cycle management and the coding expertise of your physician billing and coding team. There are more than 68,000 new ICD-10-CM diagnosis and procedure codes that will go into effect beginning Oct. 1, 2014. Compare that to the 18,000 codes in ICD-9, and you have a major coding conversion that has been slated to be [...]

Implementing ICD-10’s Avalanche of Coding Updates Require Coding Experts in Physician Revenue Cycle Managementsam-mi2013-05-14T09:03:32+00:00

Expertise in Neurosurgery Revenue Cycle Management Relieves Weight of ICD-10 Conversion

Expertise in Neurosurgery Revenue Cycle Management Relieves Weight of ICD-10 Conversion

sam-mi2013-05-09T10:02:19+00:00

With the expansion of ICD-10-CM codes from 18,000 to 68,000, the level of increased detail is staggering. One example of the changes specific to Neurosurgery billing and coding includes that pertaining non-remitting backache, a common complaint for neurosurgical patients. Understanding how to report these diagnoses in ICD-10 is especially important, specifying right or left side when reporting lumbago and sciatica. There is much more to learn that can help you and your medical practice billing and coding make the full transition. This is a critical time to evaluate where you are in your preparations for ICD-10 prior to implementation by Oct. [...]

Expertise in Neurosurgery Revenue Cycle Management Relieves Weight of ICD-10 Conversionsam-mi2013-05-09T10:02:19+00:00

ICD-10 Conversion: Urology Revenue Cycle Management Expertise Makes the Difference

ICD-10 Conversion: Urology Revenue Cycle Management Expertise Makes the Difference

sam-mi2013-05-07T08:59:46+00:00

Do urologists and nephrologists actually catch a few breaks with the ICD-10 conversion? This transition might just streamline your work in some respects because ICD-10 codes are more straightforward in your specializations. You will see new combination codes for patients with co-morbidities like diabetes to which you will need to become accustomed. And where ICD-9 had two or three codes for a patient with diabetes and renal failure, there will be only one in ICD-10. There’s even more information out there that can help streamline your practice operations. But it takes special expertise in Urology revenue cycle management to not only [...]

ICD-10 Conversion: Urology Revenue Cycle Management Expertise Makes the Differencesam-mi2013-05-07T08:59:46+00:00

ICD-10 Conversion of Medical Practice Billing and Coding Could Surpass Y2K in Scope

ICD-10 Conversion of Medical Practice Billing and Coding Could Surpass Y2K in Scope

sam-mi2013-05-02T09:49:45+00:00

Experts predict the conversion from ICD-9 to ICD-10 could very well eclipse Y2K in scope. Keeping your Orthopedic Surgery revenue cycle management in motion before, during and after the Oct. 1, 2014 ICD-10 transition relies squarely on you, your team's preparedness and the expertise of your Orthopedic coding and billing team. The ICD-10 conversion means significant changes to office procedures, which are expected to affect every aspect of business operations. It also requires you to increase your level of medical record documentation across all aspects of service. More patient data will be collected and documented to justify codes submitted for claims. [...]

ICD-10 Conversion of Medical Practice Billing and Coding Could Surpass Y2K in Scopesam-mi2013-05-02T09:49:45+00:00

Your Chances of Tax Audits Tied to Emergency Medicine Revenue Cycle Management

Your Chances of Tax Audits Tied to Emergency Medicine Revenue Cycle Management

sam-mi2013-04-30T10:14:23+00:00

Say the word “audit” out loud and practically everyone within earshot will stop in their tracks. Filled with fear of this possibility, physicians are among those who top the list, and rightly so. According to a March 15 Physicians Practice article by Philippa Kennealy, MD and Philip Garrett Panitz, Esq., the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)’s audit enforcement is increasing among physicians based on the perception they make easy targets as a result of poor record-keeping practices. “Most physicians in medical practice have received some training in reducing their malpractice risk, but little or nothing is taught about how to minimize the [...]

Your Chances of Tax Audits Tied to Emergency Medicine Revenue Cycle Managementsam-mi2013-04-30T10:14:23+00:00

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