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AAPC Pleased With ICD-10 Implementation Date January 16, 2009 2:39 PM by Lynn Jusinski: The American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) scored a victory yesterday when it was announced that ICD-10 implementation would be pushed back from 2011 to 2013. AAPC took an opposing view to that of the American Health Information Management Association, Read More...
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RAC Permanent Program Delayed November 5, 2008 9:08 AM by Lynn Jusinski: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced yesterday that an automatic stay will be imposed on the contract work of the four Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) program. The stay is required as a result of protests filed with the Government Read More...
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CMS Announces RAC Contractors October 7, 2008 9:03 AM by Lisa Algeo: On Oct. 6, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced the names of the new national Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs). The new RACs are: Diversified Collection Services, Inc. of Livermore, California, in Region A, initially working in Maine, Read More...
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Can ICD-10 Finally Be Happening? August 20, 2008 9:04 AM by Lynn Jusinski: There's some movement on the ICD-10 front. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed replacing ICD-9 codes with ICD-10 codes by October 2011. According to HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt, "We are taking a giant step forward toward developing Read More...
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