With the Oct. 1, 2013, implementation date for adopting the new ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes rapidly approaching, it is critical that practice leaders become aware of the impact this change will have on ...

Medical professionals shouldn’t discard the ICD-9 books too quickly after ICD-10 takes over, according to a Physicians Practice report. Most practices will have claims that were not entered into the ...

With the flip of the calendar to 2012, the ICD-10 implementation deadline of Oct. 1, 2013, suddenly appears very closer. To be sure, the wheels are turning for the conversion of the current Medicare ...

Healthcare providers have more work to do than setting and sticking to a timeline to create a smooth ICD-10 transition, according to Government Health IT. Here are five areas to pay close attention to ...

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 ...

A group of physicians and researchers examined the financial impact of third-party reimbursement as the definition for the ICD-9 arthroscopy code changed over time and published their results in The ...