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THERE IS A CHOICE IN PROMPT PAY DISCOVERY SERVICES


Starts With Physicians targets physi- cians, office managers, and coders. It highlights the ICD-10 transition process, code structure, and the impact of ICD-10 on your practice. To register for the web- inars, visit http://bit.ly/17ke3SU. Be sure to bookmark TMA’s ICD-10


resource page, www.texmed.org/ICD10, for news, tools, education, updates, and the ICD-10 Readiness Questionnaire for Vendors from the American Health Infor- mation Management Association. The TMA Knowledge Center alert ser- vice will also keep you up to date with the newest articles and latest develop- ments on ICD-10 and other health care topics. TMA Knowledge Center staff have created custom searches on ICD- 10 and many other topics set to run weekly. The search results are emailed directly to you or accessed via RSS feed. TMA Knowledge Center alerts provide citations and abstracts along with some full-text access. Fill out the online form, www.texmed.org/alerts, to sign up.


A Different Approach to Prompt Pay


At nVenio Analytics, our experts and technology have supported Prompt Pay recoveries for over a decade. Our team will educate your practice to make the prompt pay laws work for you. We will equip your practice with the knowledge to use Prompt Pay laws to prevent further underpayments and late payments from insurance companies. And we will empower your practice to recover what you are owed.


nVenio Analytics is not a law firm. Our team is composed of successful business executives, medical claims auditors, and financial recovery experts experienced in healthcare insurance and reimbursement practices. Our goal has always been to provide quality service to medical practices, assisting in the recovery of millions of dollars in underpaid and late-paid claims and penalties for our clients.


To learn more about nVenio’s Prompt Pay discovery service contact your local medical society, or contact us directly at 866-274-3122 or visit us online at PromptPayExperts.com.


Prepare for ICD-10 now


The American Medical Association has published “ICD-10 Timeline: Meeting the Compliance Date,” available at www .texmed.org/AMAicd10Guidelines. The timeline’s nine critical steps take at least 22 months to complete. Ideally, medical practices should now be work- ing on step 4 to ensure that employees, office technology, and internal opera- tions are ready to make the switch on Oct. 1, 2014. The nine steps and the time required to complete each step are:


We are not a law firm, and nVenio Analytics does not provide legal advice.


1. Conduct an impact analysis on busi- ness practices and systems to deter- mine how the switch will affect op- erations. Next, inventory all systems, both electronic and manual, that use ICD-9 codes. By conducting this re- view as early as possible, you fully understand the scope of work ahead and can prioritize important tasks. (3 months minimum)


2. Contact vendors about the dates, ex- 28 TEXAS MEDICINE October 2013


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