Unless there is another delay, the United States will transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 in all health care settings on October 1, 2015. This will not be a gradual transition as there will be no grace ...

1. Ask outsourced coding vendors for documentation on ICD-10 transition plans. Many ASCs outsource their coding to third-party vendors, meaning surgery center leaders must speak to vendors about their ...

Despite the recent news of a delay in the implantation date, ICD-10 remains a priority for healthcare, and those hospital executives who aren’t concerned about clinical coder productivity declines may ...

The October 1 deadline is really just the beginning. As ICD-10 coding gets underway in earnest next month, there will be plenty of questions that need answering for providers nationwide. AHIMA wants ...

Even if October 1, 2014, still seems a long way off, the time to prepare your practice to transition to ICD-10 coding is now--especially when it comes to training, which will entail significant time, ...

In a Physicians Practice article, Betsy Nicoletti, founder of Codapedia.com, lays out the signs that indicate your medical practice is not ready to transition to ICD-10. Here are the eight signs: 1.

Almost every major country except the United States has made the move to ICD-10, which means we can glean a lot from looking at their experiences. ICD-10 Watch community site editor Tom Sullivan ...

This post was contributed by Tim Norbeck, CEO of the Physicians Foundation, and Walker Ray, MD, past president and current board member of the Physicians Foundation. Of all of the oppressing new ...