Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

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ICD-10 Glitch Causes CMS to Slacken PQRS Requirements

The transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 has had its fair share of ups and downs. But, a recent CMS release suggests that it might have been rockier than first suspected. Some ICD-CM (Clinical Modification) and PCS (Procedural Coding System) changes made on Oct. 1, 2016 weren’t updated properly to report measures for CY 2016. Since these particular ICD-10 codes related to [...]
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