WASHINGTON – Complex rehab technology (CRT) stakeholders were pleasantly surprised when CMS recently removed the ICD-10 ...

On October 1, 2014, all health plans, health data clearinghouses, and health care providers that transmit health information electronically must use a new, significantly broader, coding system, called ...

Come October, 1, 2014, and the assessment of ICD-10 codes will become one overwhelming process. But the analysis of the ICD-10 and diagnosis codes should not be a frightening process. Although, it is ...

As providers get back into gear for the ICD-10 changes to hit in 2015, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have developed a free online tool to help healthcare facilities determine ...

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 ...

The first successful end-to-end test of ICD-10 coding scored more than eight out of 10 correctly, prompting outgoing CMS administrator Marilyn Tavenner to proclaim that "CMS is ready for ICD-10." ...

The latest trend in the ICD-10 saga appears to be introducing bills that would allow for a grace period or safe harbor surrounding the Oct. 1 implementation date. One such bill was introduced in May ...

Here are five top ICD-10 myths uncovered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ICD-10-CM/PCS Myths and Facts report. 1. There will be another extension to the implementation deadline. HHS intends ...

The proposed switch from ICD-9 codes sets to International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification will be a huge information technology challenge for the U.S. healthcare ...

Not since Jan. 1, 2000, have so many industry professionals had their eyes on a deadline as they do on Oct. 1, 2015. Questions abound regarding the financial repercussions of the coding format ...

Because of the ICD-10 delay, CMS has announced a partial freeze on updates to the ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 codes will continue until Oct. 1, 2016. The last regular, annual updates to the code sets were ...

Fifteen years after the Y2K panic, the healthcare industry is once again closely watching the calendar. Not since Jan. 1, 2000, have so many industry professionals had their eyes on a deadline as they ...