The process of vetting and implementing an EPM/EHR is challenging for any medical group, but the right EHR can help ultimately become an asset to your practice. In fact, an NCHS study conducted in 2011 found that 74% of physicians who adopted EHR reported enhanced patient care and that 71% would purchase their EHR system […]
ICD-9 is showing its 40+ year age. A vast amount of research, discovery and development has occurred in the past 40 years, and ICD-9 has no capacity to collect or record this new information in a statistically relevant way. Until full implementation of ICD-10, the US remains out of sync with the rest of the […]
The ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision) is mandated for release and implementation in the United States beginning on October 1, 2015, and many insurance providers, physicians and other medical professionals are concerned over possible delays in reimbursements. Since ICD-9 has been is use for almost forty years, tens of thousands of new additions […]
