Hospitals did not get any ICD-10 relief as part of CMS’ accord with the AMA regarding a specificity grace period . However, they might not need much help, according to the latest Workgroup for...
The ICD-10 transition has been nothing if not contentious. We’ve had delays mandated by both CMS and Congress, as well as ongoing attempts by the AMA to kill ICD-10 altogether. Another discordant...
Coders who are accustomed to the current ICD-9 Manual know to interpret the Includes and Excludes notes in the different diagnosis categories when they’re looking for the appropriate code. When the...
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...
