Feb 28, 2013
ICD-10 Prep on a Budget
When the ICD-10 implementation date moved to October 1, 2014, just about everybody in the medical community and healthcare industry heaved a big sigh of relief. The collective reaction is understandable. Transitioning from the current ICD-9 code set to ICD-10, involves an upgrade of tens of thousands of new codes—no small matter for busy physicians and their harried staffs who must do the new coding right if their practice is going to be paid by insurance companies. (continue reading)