ICD-10 Embracing the Change
‘Change is constant’! No matter in what context we use this phrase, it does tend to give us chills. Human tendency is to try and avoid change as far as poss...
1 Month with ICD-10: Lessons Learnt
According to a recent report, post ICD-10, the American healthcare industry has successfully processed claims from about 2400 hospitals and 630,000 healthcare systems at a co...
Thank You ICD-10 – Fibromyalgia Finally Has A Code!
The human body is full of surprises and mysteries. No two human bodies respond to an external factor in exact same manner. Therefore, the medical field has to be ...
The Seventh Character’s Relevance – A, D & S in ICD-10
Start listing the major differences in the codes of ICD-9 and ICD-10 and this will probably the first on your list – the addition of seventh character extender. This seventh...
Diving into ICD-10? Things You Must Know!
It’s been more than a few weeks since the implementation of ICD-10 across the country. ICD-10 was endorsed by the World Health Assembly in 1990; WHO member states start...
5 Ways to Improve Patient Payments
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) reported $212 million in bad debts for the fiscal year 2014. The numbers are not deniable – the reason for bad debt is higher d...
Benefits: Outsourcing Billing & Coding
The healthcare industry is bracing itself for probable disruptions that the latest version of International Classification of Diseases will bring with its new set of codes fo...
Last Minute ICD-10 Hacks for the Unprepared
With the implementation deadline of ICD-10 less than a week away, many healthcare groups and physicians are nervous about this inevitable transition. After all, for providers...
ICD-10: Prepare For the Big Switch
MedConverge helps physician practices become ICD-10 ready.
A lot of discussion has gone into how ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision) will impact ...
3 Simple Ways to Track Your Practice’s Revenue
Yes, truly! You can be assured of your practice’s financial health by asking yourself these Three Questions periodically:
1. Is my front office efficient? Because ...
