CMS created the following four podcasts based on the January 12 national provider call, “Preparing for ICD-10 Implementation in 2011:” Welcome and ICD-10 Overview Implementation Strategies for 2011...
First we saw the new ICD-10-PCS codes and guidelines in May, followed by the new ICD-10-CM codes in June and the ICD-10-CM guidelines in July. Now we have updated general equivalence mappings (GEMs)...
Liam spent this St. Patrick’s Day on a fruitless quest for a pot of gold. He powered up for his quest by having a few glasses of green Guinness beer for breakfast. Turns out it’s not a good idea to...
Since the Department of Health and Human Services' January announcement on the final rule for the implementation of ICD-10, many questions have popped up. Some in the industry feel that if they do...
ICD-10. The biggest change to happen in health information management in more than 20 years is on your doorstep. You’ll need a step-by-step plan to educate and train staff across multiple departments...
It’s Valentine’s Day and love is in the air. So are Cupid’s arrows. Does ICD-10-CM include a code for assault by Cupid’s arrow? Not quite. The arrow itself would leave a puncture wound (probably), so...
The transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS has not been cancelled, just delayed. And we’re not even sure for how long. Some industry experts offer their thoughts on what organizations should do while we wait...
I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to feel a little like Chicken Little, yelling, “ICD-10 is coming!” instead of “The sky is falling!” And we’re all probably being met with the same polite (or...
The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange’s (WEDI) most recent survey on ICD-10 readiness included a particularly alarming (at least to me) statistic: Approximately 25% of the 324 providers who...
I recently completed the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Academy for ICD-10 trainer session in Grapevine, TX. It was a whirlwind experience. The days were long, but it was...
