If you think you can wait until 2013 to evaluate your system processes and work protocols for the ICD-10 implementation, think again! The ICD-10 implementation doesn’t mean you simply need to purchase ...

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

But here’s the thing: ICD-10 contains 69,823 diagnosis codes. In other words, MedData missed a few. C’mon, guys. Finish the job! UPDATE, Oct. 21: MedData Marketing Manager Sean Biehle informs us that ...

At the Becker’s Hospital Review Annual Meeting in Chicago on May 11, Fletcher Lance, vice president and national healthcare lead at North Highland, and Cody Schmits, manager at North Highland, ...

In a move that heralds sweeping change in how medical bills are coded, the Department of Health and Human Services has announced a proposed regulation to change the ICD-9 code sets with ICD-10 code ...

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 ...

Many rare diseases don't have an ICD code, and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at NIH is exploring ways to best expand those codes to benefit rare disease patients and ...

This is a comprehensive table of nephrology ICD-10 codes used by researchers and healthcare professionals and personnel – nurses, medical coders, physicians, et al. This table has been curated for ...

It's time doctors and patients take charge of what goes on in the exam room or at the hospital bedside. Inane, tedious tasks that co-opt such visits are out of touch with real world medical practice.