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7 things for ASC leaders to know for Monday #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

7 things for ASC leaders to know for Monday 

Written by Carrie Pallardy | November 10, 2014



Here are seven things for ambulatory surgery center industry leaders to know for Nov. 10, 2014.



Healthcare industry adds jobs in October.

The healthcare industry contributed 25,000 of the overall 214,000 new jobs that were added in the U.S. last month. Within the healthcare industry, ambulatory healthcare services added the most new jobs, clocking in at 19,000. Read the full report on Becker's Hospital Review.



Dallas Ebola outbreak ends. 

The Ebola outbreak in Dallas — the first city in the U.S. to experience transmission of the virus — has ended, as the last person being monitored for the disease reaches the end of the 21-day incubation period without showing symptoms. Read the full report on Becker's Hospital Review. 



More than half of providers expect ICD-10 to slow claims processing.

An AHIMA and eHealth initative survey has found more than half of providers, 59 percent, expect to experience difficult, slower claims processing following the transition to ICD-10. Despite concern over slowed claims processing, only one third of providers expect to see a decrease in revenue



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