Accurate ICD-10-CM coding in long term care (LTC) is not just a compliance exercise. It directly affects care planning, ...

The current iteration of the ICD is the ICD-11. It was accepted by the World Health Assembly in May 2019 and officially came into use in January 2022. Non-member countries adopt new versions of the ...

The codes must be fully implemented in acute care and ambulatory care settings to inform provider and public health responses to xylazine use in the community.

Medical coding professionals are entering a pivotal moment in 2026 as the industry grapples with the April 1 ICD-10-CM guideline updates and the most extensive CPT changes in recent memory, featuring ...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on January 15 the final regulation to replace the ICD-9-CM code sets now used to report healthcare diagnoses and inpatient procedures with ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mainstay Medical today announced that the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has designated an International Classification of Diseases, Tenth ...

Some physicians won’t see any downward payment adjustments in 2017 and 2018 for failing to meet Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) requirements in 2016. The ...