We were expecting October 1, 2015, to be the new ICD-10 compliance date and CMS made it official with the release of a final rule, Administrative Simplification: Change to the Compliance Date for the...
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and that you did not find any coal in your stockings! Maybe Santa left you some tools to begin planning for the implementation of ICD-10. 2010 has arrived,...
You learn something new every day. Today’s new fact: you can be a professional video game player. I’m not sure why that surprises me. After all, video games have come a long way from the Atari and...
Coders are sharpening their knowledge of anatomy and physiology and honing their ICD-10-CM/PCS skills. The HIM department is getting ready for the transition, but did you remember to explain it to...
CMS recently announced it will rename the ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee the ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee effective with the March 2014 committee meeting. This...
5010. That’s the cool way of saying Version 5010 of the Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12. It is the next version of the HIPAA electronic transaction standards that providers and all HIPAA...
Are you currently dual coding to prepare for ICD-10 implementation? Or are you double coding? Do you know the difference? When you dual code, you assign both ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 codes to the same...
Tobie comes into the Acme ED Tuesday complaining of stomach cramps, nausea (but no vomiting), light-headedness, and chest pain. What in the world could be wrong with Tobie? Dr. H.M. Lock examines...
Ready to test your ICD-10 systems with CMS? The agency is currently accepting applications for its second end-to-end ICD-10 testing week, scheduled for April 26-May 1. Each MAC (and Common Electronic...
Physician queries are considered communications between coding (or coding-related) professionals and physicians to clarify or increase specificity in the documentation to ensure good clinical...
