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		<title>ICD-10 Next Steps – Where do we go from here?</title>
		<link>http://www.hcim.com/2012/01/icd-10-next-steps-where-do-we-go-from-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Reynolds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ICD-10 has the potential to revolutionize the nation’s healthcare system and will provide many benefits to the healthcare industry. However, implementation will provide plenty of challenges. In HCIM and AXIOM Systems’ summer 2011 ICD-10 Educational Webinar Series, we explained what ICD-10 entails, potential impacts for you to examine, and insights from others in the industry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ICD-10 Webinar Series for QNXT Users</title>
		<link>http://www.hcim.com/2012/01/icd-10-webinar-series-for-qnxt-users/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Reynolds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[88 QNXT users enjoyed HCIM and AXIOM’s Oct./Nov. 2011 webinar series on “ICD-10’s Impact on Your Business,” which was offered exclusively to QNXT users as a result of HCIM’s sponsorship of the Q-Users Group.
Throughout the four-part series of one hour webinars, ICD-10 expert Peggy Honts gave a brief overview of the ICD-10 coding system, explained [...]]]></description>
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		<title>About the CMS HIPAA 5010 Compliance Grace Period</title>
		<link>http://www.hcim.com/2011/12/about-the-cms-hipaa-5010-compliance-grace-period/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Reynolds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CMS announced a 90-day grace period for HIPAA 5010 compliance on Nov. 17, 2011. While CMS did not offer a deadline extension on the HIPAA 5010 compliance date of January 1, 2012, they will not “initiate enforcement action” before March 31, 2012. What does this mean?
It&#8217;s certainly not a free pass, but it does offer leniency [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PSW Seeing 3X ROI with SymKey for EZ-CAP</title>
		<link>http://www.hcim.com/2011/09/psw-seeing-3x-roi-with-symkey-for-ez-cap/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hcim.com/2011/09/psw-seeing-3x-roi-with-symkey-for-ez-cap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Reynolds</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Process Automation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Olympia-based Physicians of Southwest Washington (PSW) licensed the SymKey® for EZ-CAP® Professional and Hospital Claims modules for a three-year licensing period in August 2011, after a successful 30-day Risk Free Trial. Here’s what Tamra Ruymann, Claims Manager at PSW has to say about SymKey:
Return on Investment
“SymKey’s price tag was unbelievable! I didn’t think a small [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boost the Speed of EZ-CAP 6.x for Maximum SymKey 2.0 Efficiency</title>
		<link>http://www.hcim.com/2011/09/boost-the-speed-of-ez-cap-6-x-for-maximum-symkey-2-0-efficiency/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hcim.com/2011/09/boost-the-speed-of-ez-cap-6-x-for-maximum-symkey-2-0-efficiency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas J. Streeter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SymKey 2.0 for EZ-CAP 6.x has been available since February 2011 and is now available for all versions of EZ-CAP 6.x through 6.2.1. HCIM is continuing to develop and test solutions to new EZ-CAP 6.x versions as they are released.
While working with several EZ-CAP 6.x clients, some who are in production and others in test, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ICD-10 Webinar Series for QNXT Users Begins Oct. 3, 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.hcim.com/2011/09/icd-10-webinar-series-for-qnxt-users-begins-oct-3-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hcim.com/2011/09/icd-10-webinar-series-for-qnxt-users-begins-oct-3-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Reynolds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HCIM and AXIOM Systems have teamed up to provide QNXT users with the knowledge they need to navigate the complexities of the transition to the ICD-10 coding system.
This free educational webinar series will include four 1-hour webinars, with your choice of session on either Monday or Wednesday to better fit your schedule. Featured speaker and leading ICD-10 expert Peggy Honts of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free ICD-10 Educational Webinar Series Hits Home</title>
		<link>http://www.hcim.com/2011/09/icd-10-educational-webinar-series-hits-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hcim.com/2011/09/icd-10-educational-webinar-series-hits-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Reynolds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over 130 EZ-CAP users registered to attend HCIM and AXIOM Systems’ joint ICD-10 Educational Webinar Series, entitled “ICD-10’s Impact on Your Business.” Word traveled fast after MZI Healthcare encouraged its EZ-CAP client base to attend the free series via their EZ-Communicator email notice. Featured speaker and leading ICD-10 and 5010 subject matter expert Peggy Honts of AXIOM Systems presented on ICD-10’s projected impact on key areas of a healthcare payer organization’s business and concluded the series with some helpful ICD-10 implementation strategies.]]></description>
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		<title>SymKey Saves the Day at NAMM-IL</title>
		<link>http://www.hcim.com/2011/07/symkey-saves-the-day-at-namm-il/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hcim.com/2011/07/symkey-saves-the-day-at-namm-il/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Reynolds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Problem
North American Medical Management of Illinois, Inc. (NAMM-IL) was recently impacted by a retroactive fee schedule change that involved processing over 300,000 claims on top of their current workload! A project of this magnitude threatened to bring their normal day-to-day operations to a standstill as staff would&#8217;ve had to pour thousands of hours into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare Coverage for Young Adults</title>
		<link>http://www.hcim.com/2011/07/healthcare-coverage-for-young-adults/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hcim.com/2011/07/healthcare-coverage-for-young-adults/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J. Rickenbach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to recent healthcare reform, most young adults are now eligible for healthcare insurance under their parent’s family plan until the age of 26, regardless of whether they live with their parent(s), are in school, or are married. Section 2714 (Extension of Dependent Coverage) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that President Obama [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ICD-10 Myth Buster: Do GEMs provide simple one-to-one Reimbursement Mappings?</title>
		<link>http://www.hcim.com/2011/05/icd-10-myth-buster-gems-provide-simple-one-to-one-reimbursement-mappings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hcim.com/2011/05/icd-10-myth-buster-gems-provide-simple-one-to-one-reimbursement-mappings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 19:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Reynolds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCHS and CMS have published General Equivalency Mappings (GEMs) as a translation reference between I-10 and I-9 diagnosis and procedure codes. These &#8221;one-to-one&#8221; mappings translate one I-10 code to either one I-9 code or one cluster of up to six ICD-9 codes. This is why the mappings are referred to as both one-to-one and one-to-many.
I-9 Code Clusters
In some cases [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to identify and deny duplicate claims within EZ-CAP</title>
		<link>http://www.hcim.com/2011/05/how-to-identify-and-deny-duplicate-claims-within-ez-cap/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hcim.com/2011/05/how-to-identify-and-deny-duplicate-claims-within-ez-cap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 21:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregory K. Merica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While SymKey’s Batch Processing module allows you to create virtually limitless custom scenarios to modify or process claims, there are also several pre-programmed scenarios built into the SymKey Professional and Hospital Claims modules.
Denying Hard Duplicates with SymKey for EZ-CAP
One of the most widely used SymKey for EZ-CAP scenarios automatically denies a list of hard (exact) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HCIM Issues Groundbreaking Performance Assurance Pledge</title>
		<link>http://www.hcim.com/2011/03/hcim-issues-groundbreaking-performance-assurance-pledge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hcim.com/2011/03/hcim-issues-groundbreaking-performance-assurance-pledge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey M. Hall</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hcim.com/?p=4726</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[HCIM has just raised the bar in healthcare payer consulting services with a groundbreaking Performance Assurance pledge. We pledge to deliver professional, competent, and affordable consulting services to the agreed-upon specifications or fix it at no additional charge. This means that clients will never be charged more than the price they were quoted for their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free HIPAA X12 Compliance Tools &amp; Resources</title>
		<link>http://www.hcim.com/2011/03/free-hipaa-x12-compliance-tools-resources/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hcim.com/2011/03/free-hipaa-x12-compliance-tools-resources/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Reynolds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You now have less than one year to achieve full compliance with HIPAA X12!
The January 1, 2012 compliance date requires the replacement of HIPAA ASC X12 version 4010A1 with version 5010 and NCPDP version 5.1 with version D.0.
Did you know?
CMS has already begun accepting the 5010 format. HHS permits the dual use of existing standards [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free ICD-10 Implementation Tools</title>
		<link>http://www.hcim.com/2011/03/free-icd-10-implementation-tools/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Reynolds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don’t lose sight of the ICD-10 deadline! October 1, 2013 is closer than you think…
Did you know?
You should have already completed ICD-10 impact assessment, risk analysis, and mitigation planning. If you haven’t, you’re in good company – industry surveys indicate that the majority of healthcare payers are behind on their ICD-10 implementation.
Myth Buster
Many people still [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ICD-10 Myth Buster: Is the ICD-10 implementation really just a simple code mapping effort?</title>
		<link>http://www.hcim.com/2011/03/icd-10-myth-buster-is-the-icd-10-implementation-really-just-a-simple-code-mapping-effort/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hcim.com/2011/03/icd-10-myth-buster-is-the-icd-10-implementation-really-just-a-simple-code-mapping-effort/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Reynolds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people still believe that the new ICD-10 CM and PCS code set transition from ICD-9-CM will simply involve one-to-one mapping, but it will also require one-to-many general equivalency mappings (GEMs). This will require analysis, system reconfiguration, and thorough staff training.
One-To-Many Example
With the new ICD-10 coding, sports injuries will be coded with the sport and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Automate Routine Tasks to Increase Employee Efficiency</title>
		<link>http://www.hcim.com/2010/10/automate-routine-tasks-to-increase-employee-efficiency/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hcim.com/2010/10/automate-routine-tasks-to-increase-employee-efficiency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 21:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas J. Streeter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HCIM’s SymKey® Kwik Actions™ application increases the efficiency and productivity of Claims Operations staff by automating routine tasks within and around their health care benefit administration system.  Kwik Actions are custom developed “hotkeys” that users may utilize on demand to perform a predetermined set of screen navigation steps (keystrokes, mouse clicks, screen navigation and database [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Estimated Costs and Benefits of Adopting the new ICD-10 Coding System</title>
		<link>http://www.hcim.com/2010/10/estimated-costs-and-benefits-of-adopting-the-new-icd-10-coding-system/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 21:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Reynolds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the RAND Science and Technology Policy Institute&#8217;s comprehensive technical report on The Costs and Benefits of Moving to the ICD-10 Code Sets, providers will incur costs for computer reprogramming, the training of coders, physicians, and code users, and for the initial and long-term loss of productivity among coders and physicians. The cost of sequential conversion (10-CM [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reduce Operational Costs to Alleviate the Burden of Economy &amp; Health Care Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.hcim.com/2010/10/reduce-operational-costs-to-alleviate-the-burden-of-economy-health-care-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hcim.com/2010/10/reduce-operational-costs-to-alleviate-the-burden-of-economy-health-care-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael E. Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continuing economic pressures and recently enacted Health Care Reform mandates place additional pressure on all health plans and managed care/payers to improve their operational efficiencies and reduce associated costs. Future reductions in Medicare reimbursement rates and increased competition will also require everyone to “do more with less money.”  Industry mandated changes for HIPAA X12 5010 transactions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAQ: The 2010 CMS Fee Schedule was released and is effective retroactively. We have already paid claims for the last several months that now need to be repriced. Can SymKey automatically reprice them?</title>
		<link>http://www.hcim.com/2010/09/faq-the-2010-cms-fee-schedule-was-released-and-is-effective-retroactively-we-have-already-paid-claims-for-the-last-several-months-that-now-need-to-be-repriced-can-symkey-automatically-reprice-them/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregory K. Merica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, SymKey’s “Reprocess/Pend” standard scenario is a perfect automated solution for repricing paid claims and is very simple to use for EZ-CAP status 9 claims.

Create a .txt file with a list of the paid claim numbers that need to be repriced
Open the SymKey Professional Claims module
Check the “Reprocess/Pend” checkbox about ¾ the way down on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HIPAA Transition from 4010A to 5010 – Part 3 of 3</title>
		<link>http://www.hcim.com/2010/09/hipaa-transition-from-4010a-to-5010-%e2%80%93-part-3-of-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hcim.com/2010/09/hipaa-transition-from-4010a-to-5010-%e2%80%93-part-3-of-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Reynolds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CMS Progress in Implementing the New Standards
CMS is well into the process of readying its FFS Medicare systems to handle the 5010/D.0 standards. All Medicare systems will be ready to handle the new standards by January 1, 2011. Medicare plans for its systems to handle the current 4010A standard and the new 5010/D.0 standards for [...]]]></description>
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