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ICD-10 Delay: What’s Next For Healthcare Organizations?

By Kaveh Safavi, M.D., J.D. for InformationWeek-HealthCare Healthcare organizations have at least four options for dealing with the delayed implementation of new diagnostic codes. Many of the complexities of medicine are distilled down to a vocabulary of diagnostic codes, called the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), which are used by doctors, insurers, and hospitals. Today’s…

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Senate Passes ICD-10 Delay Bill

Article by Chris Dimick, Editor-in-Chief at the Journal of AHIMA. This article was originally published on the Journal of AHIMA website on March 31, 2014 and is republished here with permission. The Senate voted today to approve a bill that will delay the implementation of ICD-10-CM/PCS by at least one year. The bill now moves to…

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ICD-10 deadline won’t be delayed, Tavenner tells HIMSS

By Joseph Conn for Modern Healthcare Providers, payers and claims clearinghouses can look for no relief from the looming, Oct. 1 compliance deadline for the nationwide conversion to the ICD-10 family of diagnostic and procedural codes, the head of the CMS said Thursday. But some case-by-case exemptions will be made for providers having a tough…

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MModal Misses Bond Payment During Creditor Talks to Reduce Debt

By Matt Robinson for Bloomberg.com MModal Inc. skipped a scheduled bond interest payment yesterday, taking advantage of a 30-day grace period as the provider of medical transcription services negotiates with creditors to cut the company’s debt load. “At this time no determination has been made by MModal to not pay such scheduled interest payment” within…

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6 Senators Press for Clarification on MU Hardship Exemptions

By Helen Gregg for Becker’s Health IT Six senators have called on CMS to provide clarification on its plan to provide healthcare providers more flexibility in applying for hardship exemptions to meaningful use deadlines. In response to industry pleas for a more relaxed timeline for the meaningful use program, CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner announced in…

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What President Obama’s Budget Would Mean for Health IT

By Helen Gregg for Becker’s Health IT President Barack Obama’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2015 reflects his commitment to advancing health IT by maintaining or increasing funding to several key agencies. The proposed budget allocates $75 million to the ONC to help the department continue its efforts to support the adoption of electronic health…

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CFO Roundtable: How Will 3 Major Changes for the Year Ahead Impact Finances?

By Heather Punke for Becker’s Hospital Review Four hospital and health system CFOs discuss ICD-10, the two-midnight rule and price transparency. Hospital and health system CFOs are used to dealing with change. However, 2014 brings a few significant developments that could significantly impact the financial health of organizations. With the new two-midnight rule, the switch…

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