If your bank didn’t send you one already, your next credit card will be a chip based or ‘EMV’ card, different from your strip/swipe card. As part of ongoing credit card fraud and security issues, banks and credit-card issuers are moving to microchip-based... Read Full Post →
If you have been on the blogs, YouTube or Googling ICD-10 you are bound to find someone poking fun at ICD-10 readiness. It’s all fun and games until you actually have to switch to the new code set this October. At the same time, you have to admit a little light... Read Full Post →
Another ICD-10 “testing week” is coming soon on June 1-5, 2015. Providers will be able to test their processes for ICD-10 with Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs). Information on how to participate is available on your MAC website or through your... Read Full Post →
Practice administrators are focused on a variety of tasks for ICD-10 readiness. Systems updates and testing, communication with vendors, coding software research, staff training and development – the list goes on. One big ticket item that could cause issues... Read Full Post →
The ICD-10 transition is no longer just around the corner. The one year delay (which one?) is old news so we have all the planning and implementation taken care of, right?! It’s time to stop waiting for someone else to take the lead on implementation and get... Read Full Post →