The October 1 deadline is really just the beginning. As ICD-10 coding gets underway in earnest next month, there will be plenty of questions that need answering for providers nationwide. AHIMA wants ...

Despite the recent news of a delay in the implantation date, ICD-10 remains a priority for healthcare, and those hospital executives who aren’t concerned about clinical coder productivity declines may ...

1. Ask outsourced coding vendors for documentation on ICD-10 transition plans. Many ASCs outsource their coding to third-party vendors, meaning surgery center leaders must speak to vendors about their ...

On October 1, 2014, all health plans, health data clearinghouses, and health care providers that transmit health information electronically must use a new, significantly broader, coding system, called ...

Almost every major country except the United States has made the move to ICD-10, which means we can glean a lot from looking at their experiences. ICD-10 Watch community site editor Tom Sullivan ...

ICD-10 implementation has been firmly set for Oct. 1, a swiftly approaching date. Evelyn Pyrdol, Director of Patient Financial Services for Capital Digestive Care, tackles the issue of ICD-10 and ...

Even if October 1, 2014, still seems a long way off, the time to prepare your practice to transition to ICD-10 coding is now--especially when it comes to training, which will entail significant time, ...

This post was contributed by Tim Norbeck, CEO of the Physicians Foundation, and Walker Ray, MD, past president and current board member of the Physicians Foundation. Of all of the oppressing new ...

When it comes to ICD-10 and ICD-11, there are generally two camps. There are those that believe ICD-10 is a necessary coding step to take, and all hospitals and providers should make the steady ...