Accelerated Medical Practice Blog

CMS administrator Marilyn Tavenner hinted at a delay in ICD-10 implementation when speaking to an AMA meeting on Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Rather vaguely, Tavenner said CMS would “reexamine the timing” of ICD-10 implementation. Two days later Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius removed all doubt when she stated that HHS “announces intent to delay ICD-10 compliance date.”  Undetermined Delay to ICD-10Unfortunately, no one in the industry knows how long this delay may last.  Tom Sullivan,...

The new 5010 claim standard is driving new requirements in drug reporting, specifically for drug quantity and the unit of measure.

CMS’s HIPAA standards 4010 to 5010 conversion will take place on January 1, 2012. Many practices have high expectations of the new 5010 format, some even hoping for the capability to list more than four diagnoses per procedure or line item.