On Tuesday afternoon, President Barack Obama officially signed the temporary Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) "doc fix" delaying the compliance date of ICD-10 until October 1, 2015.
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NextGen Healthcare Issues Statement Following ICD-10 Delay
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC., issued a statement following the ICD-10 delay for another year to 2015 after yesterday's Senate vote to patch the Sustainable Growth Rate ("SGR" or "Doc Fix").
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ICD-10 Delayed to 2015, Senate Approves SGR ‘Doc Fix’
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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The Painful Reality of the ICD-10 Delay
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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The Patient Impact on Doctors Transitioning to Concierge Medicine
Do patients feel abandoned when their doctor converts their practice to concierge medicine? (via http://mercuryadvisorygroup.com)
Recently, I had a friendly lunch with a colleague downtown. Our discussion migrated to marketing and branding of physician practices. I learned that he had been a patient of the practice that my concierge physician owns as a majority shareholder. …
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10 Things We Should NOT Blame Obamacare For
There is a new report out from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) titled “The Slow Recovery of the Labor Market”, and as its title implies, it predicts a slow recovery from a labor perspective. Among other things, the CBO report is now making headlines in the political game of Obamacare because it forecasts a 2.5 million job reduction by 2024 due to the effects of the health care law.
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BREAKING: House Passes SGR ‘Doc Fix’; ICD-10 Delayed to 2015
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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8 Tips for Providers to Protect Professional Fee Revenues from ICD-10
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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63% of Providers Reported No Change in Patient Volumes from ACA
The ACA has changed the healthcare landscape entirely, with an influx of newly-insured patients entering the healthcare system—in some cases for the very first time.
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BREAKING: SGR ‘Doc Fix’ Bill Could Delay ICD-10 to 2015
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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