Coders and billers have a clear motivation for training and adopting ICD-10, but physicians may be less aware of the urgency and the impact the new code set will have on their practice, according to an EHR Intelligence report.
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Computer-assisted coding can help medical coders in many ways, including through increasing consistency and productivity, but coders should be wary of relying too heavily on CAC applications, according to an ICD-10 Watch report.
As members of Congress engage in discussion of changing the Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security payment system to the United States Chained Consumer Price Index, ASCA has sent a letter to Chair of the House Committee on the Budget Paul…
In a Government HealthIT article, Tom Sullivan lays out seven ways to help physicians transition to ICD-10, according to a presentation by Cindy Seel, director of education and training with HRS, at AHIMA's annual convention.
ICD-9 is not efficient enough for today's healthcare industry and has become obsolete; thus the benefits of switching to ICD-10, will outweigh the workflow disruption and cost, according to a Med City News report.
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CMS announced the daily coinsurance amounts for 2014 will be $304 for a beneficiary's 61st through 90th day of hospitalization (days one through 60 are fully covered), $608 for lifetime reserve days — the extra days Medicare will cover with…
CMS released a list of tasks to be accomplished in the remaining months before ICD-10 goes into effect.
Now that the ICD-10 transition is roughly a year away, it is vital for HIM directors, CFOs, CIOs and other healthcare leaders to understand not only how it will affect their organizations, but how to prepare for the transition in…
In a Diagnostic Imaging article, Shelly K. Schwartz lays out three benefits of transitioning to ICD-10 for medical practices.
Nuance Communications' Clintegrity 360 system now has improved clinical documentation improvement and computer-assisted coding available in one process, according to a Healthcare IT News report.