Dual coding will help providers take the step from ICD-9 to ICD-10 and serve the purpose of coding claims for HIPAA and non-HIPAA covered entities. Here are four statistics on whether or not ...

Unless there is another delay, the United States will transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 in all health care settings on October 1, 2015. This will not be a gradual transition as there will be no grace ...

The impending switch to ICD-10 is causing widespread concern over the associated costs and time required. How is this concern affecting physician staffing decisions? Here are two statistics from ...

Use practical exercises to reinforce your understanding of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS medical coding! Corresponding to the chapters in Lovaasen’s ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding: Theory and Practice, 2016 Edition, ...

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 ...

Even if October 1, 2014, still seems a long way off, the time to prepare your practice to transition to ICD-10 coding is now--especially when it comes to training, which will entail significant time, ...

What’s the difference between M51.09 and M51.04? It’s just one number, right? Well, for these two ICD-10 codes, that one number means the difference between a specified and unspecified code. It also ...

Despite the recent news of a delay in the implantation date, ICD-10 remains a priority for healthcare, and those hospital executives who aren’t concerned about clinical coder productivity declines may ...

ICD-10 seeks to add greater detail to how a patient's diseases and conditions are coded. A broken arm is coded in ICD-9 as "a fractured arm," whereas in ICD-10, the injury could be coded as "a ...

Curtis Dubay, recognized as a leading expert on taxation issues, is a former research fellow in tax and economic policy. The House of Representatives recently passed H.R 4302, a temporary "fix" to the ...

Almost every major country except the United States has made the move to ICD-10, which means we can glean a lot from looking at their experiences. ICD-10 Watch community site editor Tom Sullivan ...

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