MGMA recently published survey results from its <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160122034436/http://www.mgma.com/Libraries/Assets/Government%20Affairs/Issues/Health%20Information%20Technology/ICD-10/January-2014-ICD-10-LEARN-Results.pdf?ext=.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ICD-10 Implementation Study</a> that indicated the average cost per FTE physician to upgrade or replace a Practice Management System to use ICD-10 diagnosis codes is $11,500. That amount goes up to $12,885 for an EHR system. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/mgma-reports-high-costs-to-upgrade-pms-for-icd-10-implementation/#more-1514" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading MGMA Reports High Costs to Upgrade PMS for ICD-10 Implementation">(more…)</span></a>
A <a href="http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2014/01/08/601048/10063268/en/Healthcare-Entities-Largely-Unprepared-for-ICD-10-Implementation-KPMG-Survey.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">recent study by KPMG</a> conducted in the last quarter of 2013 states that the majority of payers and providers surveyed are significantly deficient in preparing for key aspects of ICD-10 implementation. There are two main areas where those surveyed said their organizations had not properly addressed ICD10 implementation: <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/are-you-among-the-75-of-providers-not-ready-for-icd10/#more-1510" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Are you Among the 75% of Providers NOT Ready for ICD10?">(more…)</span></a>