Category Archives: ICD-10

Revised and Improved Coding and Classification System for Chronic Pain

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coding chronic pain in icd 10

Since there is no coding structure for chronic pain, it is difficult for hospitals to charge for treatment, and it is almost impossible for insurers and other policymakers to properly grasp the human and financial consequences of chronic pain. However, all of that is going to change with the recent coding changes.

CMS announces: We will be flexible with ICD-10

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After years of heated debate and frustration between the medical community and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the 35-year old diagnoses codes doctors once used to bill for patient care under the CMS system are going by the wayside. Starting October 1, 2015, providers across the U.S. will replace ICD-9 with ICD-10—a…

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1st Providers Choice Helps Practices Prepare for ICD-10

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The ICD-10 compliance date is less than three months away, and many healthcare organizations are still struggling to complete key steps in the implementation process. Software vendors, like 1st Providers Choice, are prepared to help by providing ICD-10 ready practice management software and assistance with ICD-10 claims testing. ICD-10, the 10th revision of the International…

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Join Leading Podiatry EMR Software Vendor at APMA’s Annual Region Three Meeting

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The American Podiatric Medical Association will be hosting its 66th Annual Region Three Scientific Meeting next month, from May 6-9, in Atlantic City, NJ. The meeting brings together podiatric physicians and assistants from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, in addition to leading industry vendors, such as 1st Providers Choice, which will be exhibiting its leading…

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