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Coding and Billing

Countdown to ICD-10 Implementation Well Under Way
Stakeholders in the healthcare system are making an effort to ensure that people are not squeezed out of the practice of medicine by insufficient time and support to comply with ICD-10. Read More ›

The sound that is getting impossible to ignore is the clock ticking down to the implementation of the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition (ICD-10) at 12:01 am on Thursday, October 1, 2015. Read More ›

The American Urological Association (AUA) is continuing to put pressure on the US government to postpone an imminent transition to the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) until more practices have time to adjust to the new set of billing codes. Read More ›

The FDA has announced that it will require prescription testosterone product labels to include a warning about a possible increased risk of heart attacks and strokes in patients using the medication, as well as require manufacturers of these products to change the labeling so that approved uses of the medications are clear. Read More ›

If you haven’t al­-ready, take the time now to prepare for the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) transition. This will not be easy, and it will require changes to your medical record documentation as well as time and money. Read More ›

On October 1, 2014, the United States will adopt the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification/Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-CM/PCS). Read More ›

On October 1, 2014, the United States will adopt the International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification/Procedure Coding System(ICD-10-CM/PCS), 1 year later than we had initially reported in Urology Practice Management in September 2012. Read More ›