Congress Delays Implementation of ICD-10 for another Year to Placate Physicians; Delay Could Cost Healthcare Industry Up to $6.6 Billion

Physicians oppose transition to ICD-10 altogether after a new AMA study reveals costs for implementation are triple the original estimates By now, most clinical laboratory managers and pathologists  know that the date for implementing ICD-10 was pushed back by one year. This happened when Congress enacted a temporary fix to the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) […]
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