NICE, France — At the Euretina meeting, Constantin J. Pournaras, MD, highlights notable topics from the symposium on retinal vein occlusion.
ICD-10: What you should know
On Thursday, the health care system will transfer to the International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision — more commonly known as ICD-10.
How the retina marches to the beat of its own drum
One of many light-sensitive pigments was found to set the retina’s own biological tempo while others set the body’s master clock.
ICD-10 is coming; are you ready?
On Oct. 1, the U.S. health care system will begin to use the International Classification of Diseases 10th edition ─ it replaces the decades-old 9th edition. This represents the largest change in coding since the revision of evaluation and management CPT codes in 1992.According to a blog post by William D. Rogers, MD, FACEP, ICD-10 Ombudsman at CMS, ICD-10 promises to help physicians and other health care providers better coordinate care, keep more detailed records and more accurately define patients’ clinical conditions, as well as implement new payment methods. It (Read more...)
Ready or Not: It’s ICD-10 Time
(MedPage Today) — Are you ready for some chaos?
pSivida plans to submit NDA for Medidur using 6-month efficacy data
pSivida plans to submit a new drug application to the FDA for Medidur to treat posterior uveitis, according to a press release. The NDA, expected to be submitted in the first half of 2017, will be based on 6-month efficacy data of Medidur (sustained-re…