With the Oct. 1, 2015, deadline fast-approaching, is your organization ready for ICD-10? Here's a quick readiness assessment to benchmark where you are – and where you should consider being. The ...

WASHINGTON – Complex rehab technology (CRT) stakeholders were pleasantly surprised when CMS recently removed the ICD-10 requirements for skin protection and positioning cushions and backs.

The agency also updated the 2021 ICD-10-PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting to include two new guidelines. CMS recently released the fiscal year (FY) 2021 ICD-10-PCS code set, which ...

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 ...

Lying on blankets at an outdoor concert in Madison, Wis., last July, a group of health IT professionals were on their smartphones, finding and laughing at some of the more unusual and seemingly ...

Converting ICD-9 codes to ICD-10 will not be enough to fully transition to the new system, according to ICD-10 Watch. Changes in the coding workflow may need to be made to keep up with the new ...

October is the first month health insurers and medical-care providers have to use new government-mandated ICD-10 medical codes. With reports that some weren't ready for the rollout, any glitches in ...