Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

ICD-10-CM: What’s New for 2025

Phyllis Dobberstein, CPC, CPMA, CPCO, CEMC, CCC We are heading into fall, and fall starts with updates to the ICD-10-CM codes. The most recent changes went into effect on October 1, 2024. There is no grace period. Because ICD-10-CM codes are date-specific, claims prior to date of service October 1, 2024, need to use the codes for that time period, switching over to the update on the exact day. While ICD-10-CM codes are updated semi-annually, …

Dignity Health–GoHealth Wants to Share the Love—and Draw More Patients

The American Heart Association says February is American Heart Month. Dignity Health‒GoHealth Urgent Care is leaning into that spotlight by launching a monthlong initiative it’s calling Love Your Heart, during which patients are invited to visit one of the company’s urgent care centers for free blood pressure readings, BMI calculations, and waist circumference measurements. The company says the campaign is intended to increase awareness of cardiovascular issues and to encourage more people to “take charge …