A key element of the data foundation of the United States' health care system will undergo a major transformation in 2014. So, what is the Big Deal on ICD-10? The buzz is that it is all troubling and ...

In just over a month, home healthcare organizations, subject to HIPAA compliance, must begin using ICD-10-CM. Not only is the deadline fast approaching, it is also one of the most extensive changes in ...

Developed by ICD-10 coding experts at Contexo Media, the comprehensive course library serves as a robust “roadmap”, taking students from the basics of ICD-10 to proficiency in a matter of hours, not ...

Kathy DeVault, manager of professional practice resources at AHIMA, encourages practices to begin training coders and billers now on ICD-10 because of the amount of codes to learn, according to EHR ...

has launched , a comprehensive training program to help hospitals ensure physicians, coders and other staff who are affected by the new coding standard are fully prepared before the October 2014 ...

The QuadraMed Corporation of Reston, Va., has launched the Quantum Coding Simulator, an ICD-10-compliant encoder training tool designed to help coders and students gain proficiency in using ICD-10-CM ...

The American Health Information Management Association is transitioning its training course emphasis from ICD-9 to ICD-10, according to a Fierce Health IT report. Patt Peterson, director of education ...

Medical billing and coding is a rising star in the healthcare field today. This 100% online course will prepare you to start a career in this high-demand occupation and earn the medical billing and ...

Medical Center Health System in Odessa, Texas, will have its ICD-10 code set switch funded by the Ector County Health District, as officials voted unanimously last night to financially support staff ...

Obviously, this is giving people more practice in ICD-10, which means that on the transition date, hopefully, the impact will be considerably less, because they will have been coding in ICD-10 for ...

The grace period legislation, HR 2652, titled "Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015," came out in early June and seeks to create a two-year grace period where healthcare ...

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