<a href="http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20140227/NEWS/301019768?AllowView=VDl3UXk1TzdDUE9CbkJiYkY0M3hlMEtwamtVVERPND0=&utm_source=link-20140227-NEWS-301019768&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mh-alert" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">This article</a> in Modern Healthcare states that Marilyn Tevenner, the head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), said the following about ICD-10 in her keynote address at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society convention: “There are no more delays and the system will go live on Oct. 1.” <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/icd-10-deadline-wont-be-delayed-tavenner-tells-himss/#more-1518" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading ICD-10 Deadline Won’t Be Delayed, Tavenner Tells HIMSS">(more…)</span></a>
Join Harmony Healthcare IT for an ICD10 webinar on Thursday, March 20, 2014 at 1pm EST. This session is for office and billing managers who are users of Medical Manager® and are ready to tackle ICD-10. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/getting-ready-for-icd10-a-webinar-for-medical-manager-users/#more-1516" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Getting Ready for ICD10: A Webinar for Medical Manager Users">(more…)</span></a>
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>
All users of Vitera Medical Manager(r) are invited to join us online Thursday, January 16th at 1pm EST for an ICD-10 webinar. This is an important first-step in determining how you will move forward to prepare your system and your staff for the impending deadline. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/vitera-medical-manager-users-and-icd-10/#more-1508" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Vitera Medical Manager Users and ICD-10">(more…)</span></a>
A recently published <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150509032613/http://www.idc.com:80/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS24443913" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">report</a> from IDC Health Insights cites that nearly 60% of the 212 PCP and specialist providers surveyed are very dissatisfied, dissatisfied, or neutral about their ambulatory EHRs. The primary reason for the dissatisfaction across the over 25 different EHR products used was loss of productivity. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/ehr-satisfaction-down-ehr-replacements-up-archiving-on-deck/#more-1504" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading EHR Satisfaction Down, EHR Replacements Up, Archiving on Deck…">(more…)</span></a>
What’s the leading cause of claim rejections and denials? The lack of eligible patient insurance coverage. According to industry experts, eligibility issues create 8-10% of all denials. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/reduce-denials-with-eligibility-verification/#more-1500" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Reduce Denials with Eligibility Verification">(more…)</span></a>