Implementation planning for ICD-10 should precede code set training because the planning process will take much longer, according to an AAPC report. Kim Reid, CPC, CPMA, CEMC, CPC-I, director of ...

ICD codes are used to classify diagnoses and inpatient procedures and are one of the fundamental elements of healthcare reimbursement. The conversion to the ICD-10 code sets represents a significant ...

When the clock ticks in a new month and the entire healthcare industry is thereby mandated to begin using the new ICD-10 code set, there will most likely be glitches here and there. But given the ...

The following article is written by Michael Orseno, revenue cycle director for Regent Surgical Health. ICD-10/5010 is rapidly approaching — is your facility ready? With less than six months to go ...

ORLANDO, FL – Converting to the ICD-10 medical diagnosis code set isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s likely to be complicated and expensive, and may entail a loss of productivity that could take five ...

395 new diagnosis codes have been proposed by CMS for fiscal year 2024. CMS recently released the fiscal year 2024 inpatient prospective payment system proposed rule, and with it came the annual ...

Healthcare professionals and ambulatory surgery centers nationwide will be slowly transitioning to the ICD-10 code set in attempts to meet the Oct. 1, 2014, deadline for implementation. Here are seven ...

Nobody needs to go to medical school to know that people have two ears. However, if physicians treat a patient with suppurative, or pus-discharging, otitis media, they don't have to specify left ear, ...

As time has gone on, dental coding has become increasingly complicated, making it easy to not catch simple mistakes. Coding experts Charles Blair, DDS, and Glenda Hood of practice management company ...

American HealthTech has announced the launch of comprehensive ICD-10 educational and support resources available to its customer base via the company’s MyHealthTech portal. The ICD-10 code set is due ...

In a little more than a week, on June 21, the summer solstice will occur. That’s the day when the Earth’s axis is tilted at its closest point from the sun. This means that in the Northern Hemisphere, ...