Medisoft Version 19 Which Includes Support For New ICD-10 Disease Classification Code Set is Now Available For Purchase

    PORT CHARLOTTE, FL, July 05, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- With Medisoft v19, you can take advantage of several features that are designed to reduce manual entry and minimize the complexity of ICD-9 to ICD-10 mapping. With this release, healthcare office and clinics will be able to:.

Enter ICD-10 codes on their diagnosis list.

Set the code version by insurance carrier so they can continue to use ICD-9 codes for carriers who will not have transitioned by October 1, 2014.

Receive a notification if the wrong code is used for a carrier.

Use a mapping tool based on CMS's General Equivalent Mappings (GEM) to translate some ICD-9 codes to ICD-10.

"Time is of the essence right now," says Harry Selent. The greatest cost savings to this new upgrade are within the first couple of months after official release, with is now. However, even after the discount incentives for upgrading are gone, the benefits to upgrading will far outweigh the upgrade investment.

Medisoft Medical Billing Software users have been anxiously awaiting for the new release of Medisoft Version 19 that addresses the changes of the new required Medisoft ICD-10 diagnosis code set. Implementation of the new ICD-10 diagnosis code set will expand the number of diagnosis codes from 14,000 to approximately 69,000.

"Because of the vast increase of diagnosis codes in the ICD-10 code set, users can now start the expected long migration time to the new diagnosis classification system," says Harry Selent, President of www.MedicalBillingSoftware.com.

"The government had postponed the adoption and migration to ICD-10 a couple times already, but now the final Oct 2014 date is firm and will not be postponed again," continues Selent. The transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 will significantly impact every medical practice's workflow and cash flow, and Medisoft Version 19 Software can help you manage the changes.

For more information, Medisoft users are suggested to visit www.MedicalBillingSoftware.com or call 888-691-8058 or 941-743-6666 for more information and for pricing and availability.

www.medicalbillingsoftware.com specializes in helping single practice doctors and therapists and small group practices maximize their revenue, reduce claim rejections, increase cash flow, and reduce AR thru innovative medical billing software solutions and practice management software.

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