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October 1, 2016 might turn out to be the real ICD-10 compliance deadline.

Physicians outsourcing their medical billing to Medical Billing Solutions, Inc., don’t have to worry about waiting for the true impact of ICD-10.

“The healthcare industry appears to have successfully withstood the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10.

ICD-10 ComplianceBut are the sighs of ICD-10 compliance relief premature? Is another shoe waiting to drop?
“The bottom hasn’t been reached yet because CMS came along and said it wouldn’t be as hard on physicians for 12 months after the deadline,” Sage said. “There haven’t been too many denials yet, but that could change. So we may not have seen things that we will see after Oct. 1, 2016.”

Is your medical practice breathing a sigh of relief?

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