title: Farewell to 40 Years of Service.
abstract: The impending implementation of the ICD-10 coding system and burdensome regulations spur Austin Internal Medicine Associates to close its doors on Sept. 4, ending 40 years of service and more than 20 years together for its internists - Ace Alsup, MD; Isabel Hoverman, MD; R. Scott Ream, MD; and Frank Robinson, MD. The group set its closing date to avoid anticipated technical difficulties - specifically, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' requirement that all practices switch to the controversial ICD-10 medical billing and coding system on Oct. 1.
authors.forename: Joey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berlin
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D006271:Health Facility Closure; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000191:economics; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D011216:Practice Management, Medical; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000191:economics; D013781:Texas; D014481:United States