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At Power Your Practice, we try to write for each individual specialty, as well as cover trends affecting the industry at large.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This week we examined code changes for specific specialties, tackled the flu, and even released a guide to practice management.<\/p>\n

See below for more.<\/p>\n

Pediatricians, cardiologists and nephrologists take note: adopting ICD-10 is daunting<\/strong>, and some of the coming changes are drastic. Check out a few tips here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Next, the CMS updated Stage 2, making the hardship exemption easier on radiologists. Find out more details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Anesthesiologists spend most of their days with patients \u2013 it\u2019s easy to let billing be forgotten. There should be no room for error<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Flu season is here and worse than usual. Can health IT keep up with prevention efforts?<\/strong> Find out how<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And last but not least, we\u2019re proud to present the latest Power Your Practice resource page, The Complete Guide to Practice Management<\/a>. It\u2019s free and it\u2019s useful.<\/p>\n

See you next week, folks. Remember to sign up for our newsletter on the way out!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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