The holidays are behind us and we are off to a great start in 2016. I am sure you have each enjoyed your lucky New Year’s Day meal and have made several resolutions, which hopefully will come to … [Read more...]
Spanning the Great Divide: Translating Medicine and Business into a Common Language
Welcome to the ICD Top 10 Countdown! ICD-10 is 2 days 15 hours and counting. Remember 15 years ago how everyone planned for Y2K, but 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2000, came and we were all still here? … [Read more...]
MIPS: Are You Ready?
We’re halfway through July and 72 days from the ICD-10 transition (yes, I am counting). The days are long and hot and some of us occasionally have trouble falling asleep at night. For those of you … [Read more...]
ICD-10: CMS and AMA Announce a One-Year Grace Period
No, the title doesn’t mean ICD-10 is going to be delayed yet another year, although that would be believable considering the many delays and opponents of the changeover. Last week, however, CMS and … [Read more...]
Making Sense of ICD-10
In last week’s blog about ICD-10 Terry mentioned the astonishing number of codes nephrologists will find on the 2728 form, which has 4 pages of nephrology-diagnosis alphabet soup. I find the mixture … [Read more...]
ICD10: T-minus 114 days
Can you believe June is here? In just a few short weeks the year will be half over. Time does indeed fly when you are having fun. Speaking of having fun, how is your ICD-10 transition plan going? You … [Read more...]
Regulation vs Innovation: The Battles of a Certified EHR in a Meaningful Use World
In the past five years, EHR technology vendors and providers have been struggling with the numerous regulatory requirements, from PQRS and eRx programs to Meaningful Use, value-based modifiers, ICD-10 … [Read more...]