Unless there is another delay, the United States will transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 in all health care settings on October 1, 2015. This will not be a gradual transition as there will be no grace ...

When October 1, 2014 arrives, there are a number of potential disasters that await if we’re not fully prepared for the new clinical coding classification, ICD-10. Federal regulators have proposed a ...

Hospitals have just passed the two-year mark, although it’s not a countdown most would celebrate. On Oct. 1, 2013, just less than two years away, ICD-10 will be the new standard for coding and billing ...

It’s less than 10 months until the ICD-10 deadline, but many healthcare providers are finding it difficult to get started with their ICD-10 planning. Others have started their efforts, but a ...

Healthcare reform legislation has inundated hospital leaders with new responsibilities, requirements and initiatives. For example, hospitals need to improve coordination of care, whether by creating ...

Implementation planning for ICD-10 should precede code set training because the planning process will take much longer, according to an AAPC report. Kim Reid, CPC, CPMA, CEMC, CPC-I, director of ...

No, I'm not saying another delay of ICD-10 implementation is imminent. But this is the time to worry. That's because Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) is set to kick in April 1 unless Congress ...

Lolita M. Jones, RHIA, CCS, independent coding and billing consultant, discusses six initial steps ambulatory surgery centers should take to prepare for the transition to ICD-10. 1. Form an ICD-10 ...

FRISCO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Conifer Health Solutions, a leader in business process solutions for healthcare providers, announced a senior leader and expert on Health Information Management (HIM) ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must make an ICD-10 contingency plan for how Medicare will process claims if on the implementation date--Oct. 1--the agency is unable to process the new ...

Healthcare providers need to switch to HIPAA 5010 transactions by January 1, 2012, meaning they ought to be testing their systems with the new standards by the beginning of 2011, based on ...

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