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Don't delay needed code updates, physicians tell CMS

A new timeline the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to implement for reviewing new, revised and potentially misvalued services could significantly slow the timeframe for implementing important CPT® code updates and changes to the values of physician services.

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Insurers not paying correctly? Free tool helps address denials

The Claims Workflow Assistant, developed by the AMA, can help your practice understand digital explanations of payment known as electronic remittance advice (ERA) transactions and address any issues with how the insurer handled your claims.

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Easily import codes using new CPT® 2015 Data File

Simplify CPT® coding by importing the 2015 CPT code set into your claims and billing software using the CPT® 2015 Data File on CD-ROM.

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It's official: ICD-10 compliance date now Oct. 1, 2015

Physicians officially have until Oct. 1, 2015, to transition to the ICD-10 code set, according to a final rule issued Thursday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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3 things physicians can do to avoid high virtual credit card fees

If your practice accepts virtual credit card payments from health plans, you may be losing a significant amount of your contractual payments to high interchange fees. Fortunately, there are three steps you can take to make sure you aren’t paying unnecessary charges.

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New law buys more time for physicians to prepare for ICD-10

Implementation of the ICD-10 code set will be delayed at least one year, based on a provision in a federal law that will prevent the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from implementing the new code set before Oct. 1, 2015.

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Free tip sheet series can help ease transition to ICD-10

Have you started to prepare for the mandated transition to the ICD-10 code set? As the current Oct. 1 deadline approaches the six-month mark, physicians who are working toward making the move can use a series of free ICD-10 tip sheets developed by the AMA.

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CMS promises end-to-end ICD-10 testing this summer

CMS announced it would conduct end-to-end testing of ICD-10 with a sample group of physicians this summer in response to a letter from the AMA urging further consideration of the code set.

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Frightening cost estimates for ICD-10 should make regulators listen

An AMA study released last week estimated dramatically high costs for practices to implement the mandated ICD-10 code set. As a physician, the study results were very frightening. 

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