Neurosurgery Coding Alert
Do Not Anticipate Any Further Delays For ICD-10-CM
Obama signs the Medicare access and CHIP reauthorization act.
If you haven’t yet begun your preparations for ICD-10-CM transitions, it is time now for you to push up your sleeves. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) has been signed by President Obama. You should now see the ICD-10-CM gain momentum.
It is mandatory that, effective Oct 1, 2015, you adopt the ICD-10-CM to report healthcare diagnoses and procedures. You shall see a radical change in the way you keep documentation and prepare claims. A planned transition can help you smoothly sail through this ostensibly tough time.
Read more on http://news.aapc.com/senate-passes-sgr-bill-no-icd-10-delay/ and follow an update on President Obama’s support on https://m.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2015/04/16/president-obama-signs-medicare-access-and-chip-reauthorization-act.
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