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November 23, 2010


ICD-10 : A Practical Guide to Conversion

ICD-10 Due Dates: January 1, 2010, 2011, and 2012

W hen the original requirements and schedule for adopting ICD-10 were first published almost two years ago, it seemed like we had eons of time to get ready.  But, when you consider that in a little more than a month, CMS will start accepting 5010 codes and add in all of the other practice changes scheduled during the same period, time is actually running pretty short.  To help you get started (or move forward from wherever you are) the next four issues of the Minute will present a guide to implementation planning, including articles covering:

  1. Background and current news and commentary about the requirement,
  2. Implementation Planning for ICD-10 compliance
  3. Communication inside and outside your organization
  4. Staff training requirements and recommendations
  5. Financial considerations

A simple solution -- Yes, this will sound like self-promotion, but there's probably never been a better time to switch to a third-party biller or switch from your current provider to one that's already prepared for the ICD-10 switch .  Besides the other possible benefits , like more accurate and efficient billing practices and more persistent and effective collections, you won't have to pay the costs of internal training and purchasing or developing ICD-10 compliant systems. 

 

To find out how PBN can help your practice move forward with ICD-10, contact . . .

PBN Business Development, 800.288.4901,

 

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Thank You . . .  


As we wind down the year and look forward to some time to reflect and be thankful for all the blessings in our lives, I'd like to take an opportunity to offer my personal thanks to you.  Especially to PBN's loyal customers, but also to everyone in the industry.  

 

You are persevering through some of the most trying times . . .  times full of difficult changes that move us toward an uncertain future.  Whether it's taking on the task of adopting electonic medical records, lobbying congress to fix what's broken with Medicare payments, or preparing for ICD-10 conversion, everyone I speak to has at least one extra burden to bear in a field that already asks too much of its practitioners.


But what I see mostly is people working hard to make it through these sweeping changes to achieve positive results. 

 

Jud Neal

 

 . . . and that deserves a big

 

 Thank You

 

from all of us, and our pledge to help your efforts however we can now and in the future.

--Jud

 

Jud Neal, PBN President & CEO

 


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Coming Next Month . . .


ICD-10: A Practical Guide to Conversion: Part I

 

 


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