Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

A working budget should include every aspect of planning, including productivity, training. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may have delayed the implementation date by a year, but that does not mean you should put off preparation for the transition. Phasing in your transition is just one of the tips offered during an Oct. 25th CMS National Provider Call entitled, "Preparing Physicians for ICD-10 Implementation."   "Education and patience are key," says Ginger Boyle, MD, a practicing family physician who has developed a coding education program for her hospital and its family practice residency program, during the call. Her presentation broke down your ICD-10 transition into the following six phases: Planning.   Communication and awareness.   Assessment.   Operational implementation.   Testing.   Transition. In other words: To begin, you should establish the project structure, responsible parties, and highlight physician and coding champions who can be assets. You should [...]