MGMA recently published survey results from its <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160122034436/http://www.mgma.com/Libraries/Assets/Government%20Affairs/Issues/Health%20Information%20Technology/ICD-10/January-2014-ICD-10-LEARN-Results.pdf?ext=.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ICD-10 Implementation Study</a> that indicated the average cost per FTE physician to upgrade or replace a Practice Management System to use ICD-10 diagnosis codes is $11,500. That amount goes up to $12,885 for an EHR system. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/mgma-reports-high-costs-to-upgrade-pms-for-icd-10-implementation/#more-1514" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading MGMA Reports High Costs to Upgrade PMS for ICD-10 Implementation">(more…)</span></a>
A <a href="http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2014/01/08/601048/10063268/en/Healthcare-Entities-Largely-Unprepared-for-ICD-10-Implementation-KPMG-Survey.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">recent study by KPMG</a> conducted in the last quarter of 2013 states that the majority of payers and providers surveyed are significantly deficient in preparing for key aspects of ICD-10 implementation. There are two main areas where those surveyed said their organizations had not properly addressed ICD10 implementation: <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/are-you-among-the-75-of-providers-not-ready-for-icd10/#more-1510" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Are you Among the 75% of Providers NOT Ready for ICD10?">(more…)</span></a>
All users of Vitera Medical Manager(r) are invited to join us online Thursday, January 16th at 1pm EST for an ICD-10 webinar. This is an important first-step in determining how you will move forward to prepare your system and your staff for the impending deadline. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/vitera-medical-manager-users-and-icd-10/#more-1508" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Vitera Medical Manager Users and ICD-10">(more…)</span></a>
A recently published <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150509032613/http://www.idc.com:80/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS24443913" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">report</a> from IDC Health Insights cites that nearly 60% of the 212 PCP and specialist providers surveyed are very dissatisfied, dissatisfied, or neutral about their ambulatory EHRs. The primary reason for the dissatisfaction across the over 25 different EHR products used was loss of productivity. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/ehr-satisfaction-down-ehr-replacements-up-archiving-on-deck/#more-1504" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading EHR Satisfaction Down, EHR Replacements Up, Archiving on Deck…">(more…)</span></a>
What’s the leading cause of claim rejections and denials? The lack of eligible patient insurance coverage. According to industry experts, eligibility issues create 8-10% of all denials. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/reduce-denials-with-eligibility-verification/#more-1500" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Reduce Denials with Eligibility Verification">(more…)</span></a>