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ICD-10 delay in the works
By Kent Moore
With 5010 implementation effective Jan. 1, 2012, the next major hurdle facing physicians and the rest of the health care system is implementation of International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition (ICD-10). Currently, that is slated to happen on Oct. 1, 2013.
Or is it? In mid-February, officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that a delay in implementation may be forthcoming. First, acting CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner told reporters that the CMS will “re-examine the timeframe” for ICD-10 implementation through a rulemaking process. She did not say when that rulemaking process will begin, and she did not actually say that implementation will be delayed.
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Billing and Coding
Billing and coding
ICD-10 guidance from AAFP and Family Practice ManagementWith the Oct. 1 deadline looming, both AAFP and the AAFP Family Practice Management journal have compiled a set of … more
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Texas Medicaid announces changes to obstetrical delivery procedure codes, elective deliveries
Texas Medicaid announces changes to obstetrical delivery procedure codes, elective deliveries
posted 08.09.11
Effective Oct. 1, 2011, Texas Medicaid is changing its benefit criteria for obstetric … more
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AAFP chart details increases in primary care CPT codes for 2011
AAFP chart details increases in primary care CPT codes for 2011
Declining conversion factor should have little effect on family physicians
AAFP News Staff
CMS’s release of the final 2011 … more
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Texas Family Physician - Vol. 62 No. 1, Winter 2011
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President’s Letter
Member News
2010 Year in Review
Perspective
Cover: Taking a chance on accountable careHealth system reformers hope … more
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HHS announces deadline for switch to ICD-10 codes, electronic transition standards
HHS announces deadline for switch to ICD-10 codes, electronic transition standards
Physicians must replace the current set of codes they use to report health care diagnoses and procedures with a … more