CMS Says They are Ready for ICD-10 Claims

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) says they are completely prepared for new ICD-10 claims within the current system. Recent testing has claimed to be successful and resulting in no rejections other than those caused by human error. But what...

Checklist for the ICD-10 Transition

The transition to ICD-10 is coming. Are you prepared for it? As of October, 1 2015, health care providers must switch the ICD-10 code set. If you fail to do so, claims that are filed using ICD-9 codes will likely be denied. The transition to ICD-10 is complicated and...

Anesthesiology Business Consultants Raided by Feds

Last week, Anesthesiology Business Consultants, a physician billing and practice management company, was raided by 20 federal agents at their Jackson, Michigan offices. The agents with the Department of Health and Human Services were brought in from Detroit,...

Oregon Medicaid Reforms Meet Savings Goals

The state of Oregon recently reported that the 380,000 of its citizens who are newly enrolled in Medicaid are younger and healthier than previously expected. For this reason, the coordinated-care system did not adversely impact the ability to meet the targeted savings...