ICD-10 Countdown: Get Ready or Get Fined -- That’s the CMS Message

Explore 6 FAQs to ramp up your ICD-10 coding know-how.

Denials aren't the only thing you have to fear if your practice doesn't implement ICD-10 by the Oct. 1, 2013 deadline. You could face fines, too, according to CMS.

Based on comments from CMS representatives in recent CMS ICD-10 teleconferences, we've broken down six FAQs that promise to help you ramp up ICD-10 coding for your ophthalmology practice.

Prepare for Medicare and Other Payers

CMS has no intention of delaying the implementation of ICD-10 beyond the Oct. 1, 2013, date, according to CMS's Kyle Miller. However, not all entities are prepared for the [...]

- Published on 2011-11-08