The dust has settled on the medical community’s roll-out of the ICD-10 diagnosis and procedural coding system, and area hospitals have reported no major logistical snafus more than a month after the ...

There is no doubt that the U.S. healthcare system will transition to ICD-10. Whether it happens in 2011, as proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), or at a later date, it is ...

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 ...

According to a study published in the journal Pediatrics, transitioning from ICD-9 to ICD-10 could result in a significant loss of payment in clinical data for pediatricians and other low-margin ...

launched its newest generation of coding technology. Optum Enterprise CAC, a computer-assisted coding (CAC) platform, helps hospitals accelerate their transition to ICD-10, increase productivity and ...

Dual coding may be necessary to help practices implement ICD-10, but it will also cost money and productivity, according to a Government Health IT report. Dual coding allows for the assessment of both ...

CEO Timothy Herbert reported that the key challenge for the business is the coding of the Inspire V procedure, explaining, "we received clarification regarding the coding that should be used for the ...