Just over a quarter (28 percent) of respondents of a survey about ICD-10 readiness have performed revenue impact testing, according to software testing firm QualiTest. 

CHICAGO—Finally. It is finally time for ICD-10. Implementation will happen on Oct. 1 and “for the majority, I think it will go off without a hitch,” said John Beck, Allscripts vice president of revenue cycle solutions, speaking to Clinical Innovation + Technology.

The latest ICD-10 readiness survey from the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) found that many organizations did not take advantage of the additonal time afforded by the one-year implementation delay.

ICD-10 will probably be in the news every week up until the Oct. 1 transition and perhaps even more often after that, depending on how it goes.

While most primary care physicians are aware of prescription drug monitoring programs, and many use them, a study in Health Affairs suggests there are barriers that are preventing greater use of these programs.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) need to improve ICD-10 transition plans, according to the American Medical Association (AMA) and 99 other state medical, medical specialty and professional associations.

A new white paper serves as an instructional guide to ICD-10 testing for small providers.

ICD-10 was in the news this week with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reporting a successful week of end-to-end claims testing and survey results that most practices are ready for the transition.