CMS delays implementation of stricter claims transmission standards
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 16, 2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Thursday it is again pushing back the deadline for compliance with a set of claims transmission standards.
CMS wants comments on ICD-10 readiness
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 13, 2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is looking for comments from providers, vendors and other stakeholders about the collection burdens related to ICD-10 readiness.
ChartWise introduces ChartWise 2.0
Feb 18, 2014
ChartWise Medical Systems Inc. has unveiled ChartWise 2.0, a new software platform that supports ICD-9 and ICD-10.
With ICD-10 transition date firm and testing imminent, Medicare agency releases new provider resources
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 28, 2014
Long-term care providers can refer to newly released materials about looming ICD-10 testing and the overall transition to the new coding system, but they should not expect any delay in the Oct. 1 transition...
CMS memo explains four-part testing approach for ICD-10 implementation
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 20, 2014
A new transmittal from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services provides details about its four-part approach to implementing ICD-10 codes for Medicare fee-for-service claims. Medicare providers will...
Ask the nursing expert … about ICD-10’s impact on nurses
By
Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Apr 01, 2014
What is ICD-10? What does this mean for nurses?
Ask the payment expert … about Medicare changes
By
Patricia Boyer
Jun 01, 2014
What significant changes in Medicare occurred for us in 2014?
House to vote on skilled nursing facility readmissions penalties, ICD-10 extension
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 27, 2014
Skilled nursing facilities could see reimbursements tied to their number of hospital readmissions starting in 2018, under Medicare legislation announced by House and Senate leaders Wednesday. The bill...