send and receive ICD-10 codes in transactions. (6 months)
9. Switch to ICD-10 on Oct. 1, 2014. Payers will not accept claims with ICD-10 codes before Oct. 1 and will reject transactions that continue to use the ICD-9 codes after Oct. 1, 2014.
TMA urges physicians to start prepar- ing for ICD-10 now. “Waiting until the last minute or ex- pecting CMS to postpone the implemen- tation date sets a medical office up for loss of productivity and decreased rev- enue,” Dr. Garza said.
ment doesn’t suffer during the transi- tion. Don’t delay in ICD-10 planning and implementation. To inquire about any of the follow-
ing services and resources, contact TMA Practice Consulting by telephone, (800) 523-8776, or by email,
practice.consult
ing@texmed.org. All services are avail- able for a fee based on a practice’s needs.
ICD-10 Starts With Physicians: A Primer for Beginning the Process
Coding help from TMA
The Texas Medical Association can help your practice prepare for ICD-10. TMA Practice Consulting offers a variety of services to help ensure your reimburse-
This TMA lunch-hour webinar on Jan. 30 will educate participants on the finan- cial and operational impacts of ICD-10. TMA urges physicians to prepare now to ensure ICD-10 implementation is a gradual and systematic transition. Start off on the right foot with ICD-10, and visit
www.texmed.org/icd10training to register for the webinar.
Coding and documentation customized training TMA Practice Consulting offers on-site
training for practices that need help un- derstanding documentation guidelines or identifying inappropriate or inaccu- rate coding and weaknesses in medical record documentation. The two-hour session, customized to the practice spe- cialty, covers a review of 1995 and 1997 evaluation and management (E&M) doc- umentation guidelines, time-based cod- ing, modifiers, and audit triggers, among other topics. It is approved for up to 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Coding and documentation reviews
Get a glimpse of your coding techniques with E&M coding and documentation reviews from TMA Practice Consulting. The reviews include a claims coding and medical record documentation analysis of 10 records per physician. An abbre- viated checkup and a comprehensive re- view are available.
TMA Practice Consulting also can conduct a quarterly coding and docu- mentation review to determine whether
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