2014 predictions: Too early on ICD-10; right about HIE, permanent SGR fix

Why This Topic Matters

The article helps readers understand how federal policy changes and payer workflow issues affected practices in 2014 and what those trends meant for operations, compliance, and revenue cycle planning.

Article Sections

1. ICD-10 implementation outlook

   A review of whether the expected coding transition timing was likely to affect practice operations and preparedness.

2. Health insurance exchange plan collection issues

   A discussion of how exchange-plan enrollment and verification problems influenced collections and administrative workload.

3. PQRS reporting burden

   Coverage of changes in quality-reporting expectations and how practices responded to reporting requirements.

4. Meaningful use stage 2 expectations

   An overview of adoption progress and timing flexibility for electronic health record incentive program objectives.

5. Meaningful use audits

   A summary of audit activity and enforcement attention related to the electronic health record incentive program.

6. Permanent SGR fix

   A retrospective on legislative efforts affecting the physician payment formula and the status of a lasting fix.