It's understandable if healthcare providers consider ICD-10 implementation a lost cause. The latest delay shows how easy it is to derail a major healthcare policy initiative. So why bother? Terrance…
For the last so many decades, we’ve been using ICD-9. ICD-9, which stands for International Classification of Diseases, 9th edition is the system of codes used to classify every disease…
Congress's move to delay by at least a year the switch to ICD-10 has thrown a monkey wrench into the many providers' plans for moving to the new coding system.…
Due to the passing of the SGR law delaying ICD-10 implementation until Oct 1, 2015, AHIMA has revised it's testing criteria and dates. AAPC has not issued any statements regarding…
The US Senate voted Monday to approve a one-year temporary legislative patch to avoid looming 24% cuts to physician Medicare payments. The measure also delays the ICD-10 billing codes compliance…
Medical coders or medical coding specialists go through detailed information about patient injuries, diseases and procedures from medical records and documents provided by doctors and other healthcare providers. They then…
ICD-10 has been the butt of countless jokes during the last several months but none so surprising as the latest one-liner. Only this isn’t funny. Whether you’re on that chair…
According to the Washington Post, last month the Obama administration said it wouldn’t again delay the scheduled shift to a new comprehensive system for coding and diseases, known as ICD-10.…
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) reports that due to the magnitude of proposed changes to an entire family of physical medicine and rehabilitation codes, the editorial panel of the…
To ensure that you can perform all the necessary job requirements out in the medical coding field, the CPC certification examination itself tests for strength in all areas, including the…
Doctors in Colorado and across the country are facing a facing a major shift in how they bill for treatments — a shift that threatens to slow their ability to…
As ICD-10 draws ever closer, coders, physicians and the IT folks who support them are wondering how they will locate ICD-10 codes when the time comes. Already we're seeing a…
Believe it or not, you do not need to know or care about how many ICD-10 codes there are. I know this goes against the grain. It is almost the…
Despite the rapidly approaching conversion date, recent surveys have shown many providers still have a lot of ground to cover before they're prepared to take on ICD-10. A study released…
For many months now, the AAFP has urged family physicians to prepare for this year's Oct. 1 deadline for implementation of the ICD-10-CM code sets for outpatient diagnostic coding. A…
Everyone realizes that coders and clinical staff have to be trained on the new ICD-10 code set, but not everyone understands just what this entails. Don't make the mistake of…