ICD-10: A Step Toward Streamlined Medical Billing?

While the technical aspects of switching to electronic health records and implementing ICD-10 are challenging the healthcare field, these changes may contribute to streamlined medical billing processes in the long run, according to a MediGain blog post.  

Widespread adoption of EHRs and the specificity of ICD-10 could lead to:

•    Quicker claims submission
•    Remove gray areas in coding that could slow revenue cycle management
•    Fine-tuned reimbursement systems

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