tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2015 Issue 22

ICD-10 Implementation: Bogey of ICD-10 Belied by Smooth Transition

All the hoopla about ICD-10 transition reminiscent of Y2K. Few healthcare providers would have imagined a seamless implementation of ICD-10. However, Oct. 1 has come and gone without creating stacks of denials much to the delight of all concerned. A Forbes article recently underscored how smoothly the transition has gone, noting that both Humana and UnitedHealth Group have reported very few errors due to the new diagnosis coding system. Many naysayers pointed to the article as evidence of the fact that insurers have the easy side of the deal, whereas medical coders and billers are toiling in the stress...

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