Dual coding may be necessary to help practices implement ICD-10, but it will also cost money and productivity, according to a Government Health IT report.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
When it comes to ICD-10, healthcare providers should learn from the troubled HealthCare.gov rollout that that it is never too early to prepare for change, according to a report in The National Law Review.
In a letter to HHS Sec. Kathleen Sebelius, American Medical Association President and CEO James L. Madara, MD, on behalf of the whole organization, urges HHS to reconsider forcing physicians to transition to ICD-10.
Federal drug investigators will need to obtain a search warrant before gaining access to information on Oregon's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program database, ruled U.S. District Judge Ancer Haggerty in the U.S. District Court in the District of Oregon.
In late 2008, Nachimson Advisors conducted a study to estimate the cost of the ICD-10 transition for physician practices. The results showed transition costs would range from an estimated $83,290 for a small practice (three physicians) to up to $2,728,780 for a large practice (100 physicians).
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Over the past several years, the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs has engaged in ongoing efforts to assert jurisdiction over hospitals and the healthcare industry based on its assertion that these entities are government subcontractors…
The Internal Revenue Service has released final regulations concerning the employer shared responsibility provisions that take effect next year under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
An Idaho lawmaker has introduced a bill that would let consumers compare costs for hospitals' top 50 most common inpatient and outpatient procedures, according to an Idaho Press report.
Denver-based DaVita HealthCare Partners has reached a framework for a $389 million settlement that would resolve criminal and civil federal investigations into some of its relationships with nephrologists.
The hearing for the City of Pittsburgh's challenge to UPMC's tax exemption has been delayed until April 16, according to a Pittsburgh Business Times report.