For the last couple weeks I’ve been on a search for software based coding tools that are used for coding ICD-10 diagnosis codes for the purpose of claims submission. I’m looking for something better ...

Although the Oct. 1 ICD-10 deadline has passed, not all organizations have completed the transition. HIMSS launched its ICD-10 Transition Step-by-Step Guide to assist those who have not yet completely ...

A new checklist by the American Hospital Association is aimed at ensuring hospitals, and more urgently, physicians, are ready for a successful transition to ICD-10 on October 1. Up to half of ...

No two patients are the same. Furthermore, therapists know well that no two patients with dementia are ever the same. We have long awaited greater specificity in coding for the persons we serve daily ...

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 ...

ICD-10 implementation has been firmly set for Oct. 1, a swiftly approaching date. Evelyn Pyrdol, Director of Patient Financial Services for Capital Digestive Care, tackles the issue of ICD-10 and ...

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 ...