Mike Hodgson is the executive vice president of healthcare products and partnerships for Career Step, a Provo, Utah-based company that provides online education and training solutions. At the 2013 ...

Leverage benefits of the ICD-10 code sets: There isn't a chance to take advantage of the specificity of ICD-10 codes yet. But how to do that can be a bit difficult to imagine. Jahn sees an opportunity ...

ICD-10, an international disease coding system, is mandated for adoption in the U.S. by Oct. 1, 2014, and will require health care organizations to switch from the soon-to-be outdated ICD-9. Srividya ...

After three delays and much industry opposition, the United States’ healthcare industry transitioned Oct. 1 to ICD-10, catching up with the latest version of the international classification of ...

National Medical Billing Services Senior Vice President, Coding Angela Talton, MBA, RHIA, CCS, CPC, CPC-H, discussed how ambulatory surgery centers can prepare for the transition to ICD-10 in a ...

You could put off communicating with your healthcare payers until you submit your first ICD-10 coded claim Oct. 1, 2014. What could go wrong? All kidding aside, early communication will help you test ...

A lot has been said about ICD-10 over the years, along the winding and surprise-packed road toward the looming Oct. 1, 2015, compliance date. But few have said much about the code set's parallels with ...

“There are no more delays and the system will go live Oct. 1. Let’s face it guys, we’ve delayed it several times, and it’s time to move on.” — CMS Administrator Marylin Tavenner. Delivering a keynote ...

Engaging in dual coding as the deadline to transition to ICD-10 moves closer to reality is not an optimal strategy, according to Walter Houlihan, director of health information management and clinical ...

Of all the changes coming to healthcare in the coming years, conversion to the ICD-10 coding system might be the one with the biggest air of mystery. It's near impossible to tell exactly how it will ...