Despite months of assurances to the contrary, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced in mid-February they were indefinitely postponing implementation of International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification. The changeover was originally scheduled to take effect October 1, 2013.
Kurt Ullman has been a freelance writer for more than 30 years and has written more than 600 articles for both professional and consumer audiences. He holds an A.A.S. in nursing, a Master's in Health Administration, and a B.S. degree in public administration with a minor in mass communications media. Other experience includes eight years as a registered nurse and six years of full-time writing and editing work in newspapers, radio, television and magazines. He is a two-time winner of the Apex Award for Writing Excellence, has received numerous Merit National Health Information Awards and was awarded the Media Orthopaedic Reporting Excellence Award.
Articles by Kurt Ullman
Arthritis Self-Management Program Success
Although effective, arthritis self-management programs can be challenging to implement.
Website Devoted to Arthritis Self-Management
“Better Choices, Better Health” is the recently launched online version of Stanford’s chronic disease self-management program.
Medical Device Safety Concerns Rheumatologists
Are recent controversies over metal-on-metal hip replacements and an IOM report cause for worry?
Practices Plan for Coding Changes
Will you be ready for October 1, 2013?
Is Ultrasound Right For YOUR Office?
Growth of ultrasound for rheumatic diseases leads many to wonder how it might fit into their practice
Plan Now for ICD-10 Changeover
Coding changes will have an impact on staff, physicians, and even the finances of rheumatology practices
Medical Societies Ask, What’s in a Name?
ICD-11, history, and confusion a catalyst for replacing eponyms with descriptions in disease nomenclature
ICD-10 Adoption Brings Major Changes to Practices
Change will affect all facets of a rheumatology practice, from front desk to doctor charting to finances
National Academy of Sciences Elects Three Rheumatologists
First time three people from the specialty selected in the same year
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