Since ICD-10 implementation affects almost every department in a medical practice or hospital, it's fair to say that it's more than a medical coding problem. There are plenty of challenges to tackle ...

Five top challenges of ICD-10 have been outlined by PatientKeeper, a data management system for physicians, at their User Group Conference for financial applications in Denver, Colo. The conference, ...

The delay in implementing ICD-10 may give providers some breathing room, but they still need to address the challenges of changing their electronic health records to handle the upgraded coding, ...

Debbi Meisner, vice president of regulatory compliance for Emdeon, discusses three challenges every hospital should be discussing in preparation for ICD-10. 1. System upgrades. According to Ms.

With the vastly increased specificity of ICD-10, these changes will result in some degree of pain for coders and clinicians alike. Physicians and coders who work in specialties that see a lot of ...

With the procedure codes increasing from 17,000 codes under ICD-9 to more than 141,000 codes under ICD-10, mastering the coding transition will be a Herculean task. It's about time to start piecing ...

Steve Claypool, MD, is vice president of clinical development and informatics, and Allison Errickson, CPC-H, is director of coding compliance and content, Clinical Solutions Division, for ProVation ...

In an interview with Medscape, Kevin Weinstein, MBA, vice president of revenue cycle management technology company ZirMed, discussed three challenges facing physicians in regards to ICD-10 ...

New Coding Rules for Injuries A Logical Sequence When the Injury Is a Fracture A Challenge Ahead When the Injury Is a Fracture There are additional seventh character extenders for fractures. For ...