259 days. That’s the time remaining until we start using ICD-10. How far along are you? You’ve completed your coding assessments, right? Hopefully, you’ve already started your coder training. At the...
In September 2003, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) issued a report titled, " ICD-10 Field Testing Project ," which summarized findings after 169 participants...
We should all be in the middle of our plans to transition from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS. From planning and budgeting to training and auditing to process and technology changes, the...
Although the U.S. healthcare community is bracing themselves for this massive switch to ICD-10 in 2013, many other countries have already been through it. For example, providers in Canada...
If nothing else, Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, is consistent. He again introduced legislation to kill ICD-10. (The bill is H.R.2126 if you are interested.) Poe has tried this trick before. He introduced an...
Anytown got hit with some significant snowfall, which lead to some interesting injuries at the Fix ‘Em Up Clinic. Dave came in complaining of back pain after spending two hours shoveling his driveway...
We’re officially three months (okay, 91 days) away from ICD-10 implementation, so you need to give your surgeons a quick introduction to ICD-10-PCS. Do NOT try to teach them to code. That’s not the...
How many of you are worried about getting physicians on board with the ICD-10 transition? We all know physicians are busy people. So how do you get them engaged in learning about the increased...
Don’t look now, but Congress is examining ICD-10 implementation again. The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s subcommittee on healthcare will hold a hearing at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, February 11 ,...
