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Pictured (Left to Right) are Phillip Beyer, MD; Edwin Burke, MD; Deborah McEuen, (Beyer Medical Group)
Practice Administrator, and U.S. Representative Billy Long (Mo.).
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Dr. Edwin M. Burke of Fredericktown’s Beyer Medical Group gave his testimony before the U.S.
House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, Feb.
11 in Washington D.C. The subcommittee’s hearing is entitled “Examining ICD-10
Implementation”.
The latest U.S. deadline for adoption of ICD-10 medical coding system is in October. The federal
government issued a mandate in 2011 for healthcare providers across the country to transition
their current medical coding system (ICD-9) to the new ICD-10. This deadline has been pushed
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back several times to the current October 1, date.
Dr. Phillip Beyer, clinic owner, and Deborah McEuen, practice administrator, accompanied Dr.
Burke on the trip to Washington, D.C. McEuen began as an office worker for the practice approximately 15 years ago. She received a
promotion to practice administrator and holds credentials from the Health Information Technology
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Certified Managers for Physician Practices or HITCM-PP. Phillip Beyer is a medical physician who
operated the clinic until he selected Dr. Burke to take it over upon his retirement a few years ago.
He remains its owner and primary stakeholder. Edwin Burke, M.D. has been in the practice of
medicine for about 15 years. He joined Beyer Medical a few years ago after relocating from a
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practice in Chicago to be closer to his parents who live near St. Louis. He is board certified in
general practice and internal medicine and treats adults.
The group participated in a briefing Feb. 10. The briefing was a less formal more free exchange of
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ideas with representatives. Dr. Burke presented his full speech, approximately ten minutes,
Tuesday. During the formal subcommittee hearing, each representative was given two minutes to
pose questions or concerns related to implementation of ICD-10.
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Upon its conclusion, law makers and attendees were given a 30 day period in which to submit
questions in writing to panel members. Deborah explained that all members have to respond within
three days.
During his testimony Dr. Burke stated, “It is useful in the treatment of coronary artery disease
because it provides tracking of which vessels received which grafts and this is invaluable.”
Representative Frank Pallone of New Jersey also commented favorably toward ICD-10. He
testified, “It is an improved communication tool for healthcare practitioners.”
Beyer Medical Group of Fredericktown has a clinical staff of two family nurse practitioners, a
pediatric nurse practitioner and a mental health provider.
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Dr. Burke who leads the team of healthcare providers said, “We were able to make the transition
to ICD-10 in Oct. of 2013.” He listed leadership, team work, knowledge, and appropriate computer
software as the key elements to the group’s success.
“Our practice strives to stay on top of the ever changing rules and regulations in healthcare,” Dr.
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Burke told the committee. “ICD-10 has been on the horizon for several years now. Our software
vendor was ready for it. When the date was postponed we moved forward.”
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Many healthcare agencies in the United States have expressed ambivalence in relation to the
change over to the new system. They have expressed fear the quality of patient care may suffer
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Deborah said of Dr. Beyer: “He gives me the freedom to seek solutions and implement them. I
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Prior to the adaptation of the new medical coding system, practice leaders had access to the
appropriate tools. Deborah said she sought out the information and expertise from medical
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professional organizations. She contacted PAHCOM or Professional Association of Healthcare
Office Managers and ICD-10 Coalition of which she was a member.
McEuen said, “It is my job to know what is coming and come up with solutions for them.”
This allows her staff to focus on patient care and not administrative items.
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She joined PAHCOM approximately ten years ago, but only recently signed the group up for ICD10 Coalition. The PAHCOM affiliation afforded them the opportunity to join an ICD-10 Pilot
Program. In 2013, it provided free training on the implementation of the new system for the Beyer
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“On a busy Monday morning, on Oct. 7, 2013, we took on ICD-10 and we haven’t looked back,”
Dr. Burke said.
Members of committee reiterated the utilization of ICD-10 by the rest of the world for around ten
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years. The codes give more specific information on an illness and treatments.
“The new system is like a phone book, it doesn’t matter how much information it holds one can
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Late last year, the PAHCOM organization sent out a request to office managers for speakers to go
before Congress regarding the topic. Following this; Director, Karen Blanchette contacted Beyer
Medical Group about sending a physician to the congressional hearing planned for February.
The group accepted and decided collectively to let Dr. Burke administer the speech. The formal
invitation arrived from U.S. Representative, Joseph R. Pitts, Chairman of the Committee on Health
which oversees the Subcommittee on Energy and Health.
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According to www.journal.ahima.org Senators Orrin Hatch of Utah and Ron Wyden of Ore.
commissioned a report on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) preparations for the
new edition of disease classification and medical procedure codes. The results of this report
where released by the Government Accountability Office or GAO, immediately preceding the
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subcommittee hearing. Both Senators agreed with the results which concluded that CMS is
prepared for implementation of the new medical coding system.
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