CMS has been carefully monitoring the transition and is pleased to report that claims are processing normally. Generally speaking, Medicare claims take several days to be processed and, once processed, Medicare must– by law – wait two weeks before issuing a payment.
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Members of the Coalition for ICD-10 weigh in on their experiences with ICD-10 in the weeks following the October 1st implementation date
The Healthcare Administrative Technology Association (HATA) announces that it will hold its Annual Membership Meeting on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Chicago O’Hare’s Admirals Club.
By Rod Baird – Each year, since 2012, CMS sends large medical groups the annual Quality Score Card for the prior year. Starting this year, every group that billed Medicare Part B during 2014 has a report available. If your group hasn’t downloaded its report, CMS provides links.
By Crystal Ewing – Now that ICD-10 is here, we can finally set aside the lingering debate about whether the change would occur in our lifetimes—or ever. We can begin to see the pay-off of months and years of training and preparation.
By Ken Edwards – Under ICD-10, every claim filed with a payer will contain significant–and significantly more detailed–information about the true health of the patient. In aggregate, claims data will paint a richer, more complete picture of the patient’s story.
It’s been a long road to get to this point, but today the nation’s healthcare system takes a major step forward in being able to capture more detailed data about patients and their conditions. ICD-10 has nearly five times more codes than were used in ICD-9. Building more robust medical records should ultimately result in more efficient and better quality care.
If a provider is unable to submit ICD-10 claims electronically on Oct 1, there are a number of available claim submission options. Health plans have active outreach programs and are working with their respective provider communities to address issues and concerns.
New AHIMA Service to Answer the Toughest ICD-10 Questions, Support Healthcare Organizations During and After Transition. AHIMA’s highly educated, experienced and credentialed experts are now available to the industry to answer the most challenging coding questions for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS, CPT and HCPCS.