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Regulatory forces hit hard

December 24, 2009 — 11:33am ET | By Anne Zieger
This year was an eventful one for new healthcare regs. Not only did it see the initial launch of the RAC program and the beginnings of the conversion from ICD-9 to ICD-10 5010 coding, CMS began to... Read more...

CMS offers fact sheet explaining ICD-9 to ICD-10 changes

August 31, 2009 — 10:34am ET | By Anne Zieger
With healthcare providers across the U.S. working like maniacs to meet the upcoming deadline for switching from ICD-9 to ICD-10 coding--a closer-than-it-seems October 1, 2013--CMS has extended a... Read more...

HIT Standards Committee endorses electronic observation methods, performance measures

August 21, 2009 — 11:27am ET | By Dan Bowman
The HIT Standards Committee recently approved recommendations for how providers can electronically record observations by doctors for qualification of bonus money under the American Recovery and... Read more...