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Despite overwhelming opposition, the Senate passed the temporary fix to the sustainable growth rate (SGR) that delays the implementation of ICD-10 to October 2015. The Senate voted 64-35 to pass the bill and now requires the President's final signature.
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ICD-10: Painful To Implement, Painful To Delay (via InformationWeek) Congress is on the verge of delaying healthcare's new diagnosis code system for another year -- a relief to doctors, but a pain for CIOs. If the implementation of ICD-10 diagnosis codes is delayed by an act of Congress
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Despite push back from AHIMA and doctors groups, the House of Representatives passed a temporary fix to the sustainable growth rate (SGR) for one year that also delays ICD-10 until 2015.
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ICD-10 analytics provider, Jvion releases guidance on the importance of providers understanding ICD-10 reimbursement risks for professional fee claims. 
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This morning a bicameral/bipartisan bill is being introduced that would fix the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) preventing a 24 percent cut in reimbursements to physicians under Medicare, The Hill reports. The bill also includes language located in Sec. 212 stating that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) delay the ICD-10 implementation to October 1, 2015. 
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