Almost one-quarter of physician practices that responded to the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange's (WEDI) most recent ICD-10 readiness survey will not be ready and another one-quarter said they are unsure.

In order to bill Medicare—in fact, just to be eligible to practice medicine—a physician must hold a degree from an accredited medical school. Yet Medicare’s provider database contains the names of more than 6,000 doctors whose credentials trace to medical schools that have been out of business for decades. 

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has analyzed the state’s emergency department visits, hospital admissions and hospital readmissions and found that over the course of a year nearly 1.3 million of those patient visits costing nearly $2 billion were potentially preventable.  

Following up on the announcement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and American Medical Association on ICD-10 flexibility, the organizations have issued a comprehensive guidance for physicians.

After months of on again/off again talks, Anthem has agreed to buy Cigna in a $48.4 billion deal. 

It's not over 'til it's over. Another bill related to ICD-10 has been introduced--this one aims to allow for dual coding for six months after the Oct. 1 transition deadline.

President Obama has nominated Andrew M. Slavitt to helm the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, setting the stage for heated grilling by Republican legislators at confirmation hearings.

The American Medical Association (AMA) has finally shifted from fighting ICD-10 implementation to efforts to help physicians be ready in time for the Oct. 1 deadline.