Attempts to impact the ICD-10 transition keep coming with a third attempt in about a month now aiming to provide a two-year grace period for providers submitting claims.
Attempts to impact the ICD-10 transition keep coming with a third attempt in about a month now aiming to provide a two-year grace period for providers submitting claims.
Proposed by Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Ala., along with 35 co-sponsors, Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015 (HR 2652), would give physicians and healthcare providers a little more leeway when submitting claims using the new ICD-10 classification, set to take effect this October. One of the concerns regarding ICD-10 put forth by healthcare stakeholders is around payments.
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