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Pokemon Go: A good (by which I mean terrible) excuse to get people to read your health care story

by: Roy Edroso Jul 22, 2016

It's not uncommon for medical publishers to try and muscle in on fads that seem to have nothing to do with anything, but Pokemon Go has inspired a ton of possibly specious health care tie-ins -- including one for ICD-10 codes.

Training opportunities for Part B News readers

by: Karen Long May 24, 2016

With everything a physician practice has to keep track of -- the new merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS), ICD-10 code changes, enrollment changes and more -- you might feel overwhelmed. But we've got you covered.

12 more national coverage determinations get ICD-10 code overhaul

by: Richard Scott May 19, 2016

Watch out for coding updates to a dozen national coverage determinations (NCDs), including big-ticket items such as mammography, to ensure your claims continue to get paid as ICD-10 turns one in October.

CMS: Providers need a 'relevant' diagnosis for advance care planning

by: Roy Edroso Apr 13, 2016

CMS said in an April 13 provider call that to bill advance care planning (ACP) without a preventive service, you need to show the service is “relevant to the patient’s disease state,” which would seem to mean it requires a diagnosis code.

Prepare for thousands of ICD-10 code changes this year

by: Part B News staff Mar 22, 2016

Coders got their first look March 22 at the 2,670 proposed ICD-10-CM code changes that take effect Oct. 1, 2016, which were issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in a text file on its website. The final code changes will be posted on the CDC’s website later this year.

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