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10 steps to pre-visit planning that can produce big savings

Pre-visit planning for patients can increase efficiency, saving both physician and staff time. Ten steps address tasks such as scheduling patients for future appointments and arranging for pre-visit lab testing.

Sustainability
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Your last-minute guide to prepping for ICD-10

Only 28 days stand between now and Oct. 1, the deadline to implement the ICD-10 code set. Here’s what an expert with more than 20 years of experience in health care payment, billing and coding, recommends you do right now.

Claims Processing
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CMS continues ICD-10 education, names “ombudsman”

In July, CMS announced that the AMA secured flexibilities for physicians to make the transition to ICD-10 less disruptive. Part of the provisions the AMA secured include CMS establishing a communication center to monitor issues and an ICD-10 ombudsman devoted to triaging physician issues.

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The beginner and expert's guide to ICD-10 prep: Steps for September

If you’ve followed our ICD-10 series, you’re probably well-prepared for the Oct. 1 deadline. Use these tips from the AMA and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Road to 10 Implementation Guide during September to bring your practice up to speed for the new code set.

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How physicians are paid

In the shift toward value-based care, physicians are getting paid by their practices in a variety of ways. Learn six key things about payment trends that physicians should know and see how you stack up.

Payment & Delivery Models
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Stories from the field: How physicians feel about meaningful use

Since the town hall event hosted by the AMA and Medical Association of Georgia last month, physicians’ stories about burdensome meaningful use requirements and cumbersome electronic health record systems have been pouring in.

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Ruling could give insurers more leeway to terminate physicians

The outcome of a recent case could have implications for other physicians and their patients as a federal court decided it was permissible for a large health insurer to terminate two physicians from its network following a dispute over the necessity of medical services they provided.

Judicial Advocacy
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ICD-10 testing: What you need to know

Physicians have less than 50 days to transition to the ICD-10 code set as the Oct. 1 deadline draws close. Testing is vital to making sure you can create and submit claims using ICD-10 codes. These tips should help with what you need to know.

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3 clinical documentation tips you should know for ICD-10

In ICD-10, the main categories of change are definition changes, terminology differences and increased specificity. Understand three clinical documentation scenarios and how to code them using ICD-10.

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