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As was argued yesterday, it’s easy to look at the HHS’ ICD-10 postponement as a welcome delay. Change is hard, right? Sometimes you need more time. Sure. But sometimes change is necessary. Delaying the crucial (and beneficial) move to ICD-10

The ICD-10 transition’s reign of fear over the healthcare world was somewhat softened a few months back once the US Department of Health and Human Services postponed the October 2013 compliance date. The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME)

The healthcare franchising trend continues to proliferate and may be making you curious. Is buying a healthcare franchise a good investment decision? It certainly can be. Franchises in the urgent care and home health spaces are earning traction – and

Marketer-entrepreneur Seth Godin enjoys discussing the reduced power of marketers’ post-TV-industrial complex, meaning it’s tough to command the attention of whomever, whenever. Doctors are sometimes similarly hindered because although patients are forced to see them at some point, the doctor

When outstanding patient balances grow out of control, your practice may feel there’s no option but to place them in the hands of a collection agency. Putting debt professionals in charge is the best way to get your payment… right?

As the New York Times recently reported, nursing ranks among the worst careers for work-related injuries and back pain. Additionally, research shows that 18 percent of nurses suffer from depression – a prevalence twice as high as the average for

Faced with low reimbursement rates and picky payer specifications, it’s critical that you get paid every penny you’re due for treating patients. You know how to properly take a claim from patient encounter to submission, but how much preventive care

Over the course of their careers, doctors are sure to encounter more than a few uncomfortable questions from patients or staff – and some matters aren’t all that easy to evade. Despite the frequent occurrence of touchy subjects in medical

It seems healthcare lives in a rather baroque age. Despite a seemingly positive development like the Affordable Care Act and advances in health IT, reporters and research firms release statistic after dismal statistic, and clinician attitudes become increasingly more negative

Submitting medical insurance claims with the correct tax information is key to getting claims paid correctly. How the provider is set up with the government to pay taxes governs some of the information that is entered on the claim forms.

ICD-10: Why the Delay is Bad for Your Practice