On Oct. 1, 2013, ICD-10-CM (clinical modification) and ICD-10-PCS (procedural coding system) will be implemented into the HIPAA mandated code, increasing the number of codes from around 13,600 under ...
In a Medscape Business of Medicine article, Betsy Nicoletti, owner of Medical Practice Consulting, discusses making the ICD-10 transition and lays out four steps that medical practices should include ...
CMS is encouraging all ASCs and hospitals to begin prepping for the ICD-10 transition, though the final implementation deadline is expected to be in late 2014. Here are five of their suggestions for ...
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 ...
The American Health Information Management Association has released a list of 10 steps for implementing ICD-10 Phase 2. 1. Continue impact assessment and initiate resolutions. 2. Continue to evaluate ...
As part of a broad campaign titled “ICD-10 Changes Everything,” the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) has sketched a road map providers can use to reach ICD-10 compliance and do so by the ...