Making ICD-10 Training Fun at Your Medical Practice
From team competitions to your own game of Jeopardy!, training for the ICD-10 transition can be enjoyable for your medical practice. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - February 10, 2015 Category: Practice Management Authors: Avery Hurt Tags: Managers Administrators ICD-9 ICD-10 Staff Training Source Type: news
Senators confident ICD-10 is a go
It looks like the stars could at last be aligned for ICD-10. After years of angst and multiple delays, comes a government report that indicates the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid have done the necessary testing to move forward.
At least that's how Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) interpret the Government Accountability Office report released Feb. 6.
Senators confident ICD-10 is a go
It looks like the stars could at last be aligned for ICD-10. After years of an...
Source: Healthcare IT News - February 9, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only ICD-10 Policy and Legislation Quality and Safety Source Type: news
Defining pediatric traumatic brain injury using international classification of diseases version 10 codes: a systematic review - Chan V, Thurairajah P, Colantonio A.
BACKGROUND: Although healthcare administrative data are commonly used for traumatic brain injury (TBI) research, there is currently no consensus or consistency on the International Classification of Diseases Version 10 (ICD-10) codes used to define TBI amo... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 7, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Three Strategies to Help Your Practice Embrace ICD-10
ICD-10 is coming whether we like it or not. Here's how to get your medical practice to accept the coming coding set transition. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - February 4, 2015 Category: Practice Management Authors: Avery Hurt Tags: Managers Administrators ICD-9 ICD-10 Staff Training Operations Physician Productivity Source Type: news
With ICD-10, KPIs worth keeping track of
Whether it's denial rates or average time for claims to be paid, there are "hundreds" of key performance indicators any smart provider should be keeping close tabs on in the days leading up to -- and immediately following -- the Oct. 1, 2015, switchover to ICD-10.
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Source: Healthcare IT News - January 30, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mike Miliard Tags: Online Only Industry News Hospitals & IDNs Business Intelligence Physician Practices Ambulatory Care Payers Financial/Revenue Cycle Management ICD-10 Source Type: news
ICD-10 deadline tries nation's hospitals
Despite ICD-10 having been delayed three times already by the federal government, industry analysts say healthcare officials should treat Oct. 1, 2015, as the official set-in-stone kickoff date.
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Source: Healthcare IT News - January 26, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Andrews Tags: Online Only ICD-10 Source Type: news
6 crucial steps toward ICD-10 compliance
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Just nine months awayOct. 1, 2015, is a lot closer than you might think. Presuming there are no unexpected shenanigans between now and then, that – at long last – is the compliance date for the switchover to ICD-10.
Before that day arrives, there are some important items on any healthcare organization's to-do list. Erik Newlin, vice president of EDI platform & compliance at Xerox, reminds payers and providers of the top six items they shoul...
Source: Healthcare IT News - January 26, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mike Miliard Tags: Online Only ICD-10 Source Type: news
Control ICD-10 Claims and Denials: 4 Tips
Now is the time to act to prevent claims issues, including denials, due to ICD-10. Here are four tips. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - January 23, 2015 Category: Practice Management Authors: Aaron Hood Tags: ICD-10 Coding Medical Billing & Collections Source Type: news
Charting the Course to ICD-10: Budget Planning
In early 2015, your first tasks to prepare for ICD-10 should be reviewing your budget and effectively communicating the code set change. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - January 23, 2015 Category: Practice Management Authors: Melanie Endicott Tags: ICD-10 Coding Medical Billing & Collections Source Type: news
Changes ahead for revenue cycle in 2015
Continuing uncertainty about the implementation and ultimate impact of ICD-10, and the expansion of bundled payments in 2015, mean hospitals will have to have sound systems and strategies in place for revenue cycle management in 2015.
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Source: Healthcare IT News - January 20, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Mike Miliard Tags: Online Only Industry News Hospitals & IDNs Physician Practices Ambulatory Care Claims Processing Payers Vendors Financial/Revenue Cycle Management ICD-10 Source Type: news
An ICD-10 training timeline, and some coding scenarios
ICD-10 coding scenarios
I don't see how anyone can make the argument that ICD-10 training should be delayed.
There are currently less than nine months for learning ICD-10 coding and practice. There won't be any time to forget the newly learned codes.
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Source: Healthcare IT News - January 20, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Carl Natale Tags: Industry News Financial/Revenue Cycle Management ICD-10 Source Type: news
With ICD-10 Training, Timing Is Everything
How to manage the timing of your ICD-10 training — whether you anticipated a 2014 transition or have done nothing so far. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - January 16, 2015 Category: Practice Management Authors: Avery Hurt Tags: ICD-9 ICD-10 Staff Training Technology Source Type: news
2015: Health IT back to the future
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Gazing into health IT's crystal ballThought about what might happen in the world of healthcare IT as the year unfolds? Jay Sultan, who serves as strategy consultant at Bellevue, Wash.-based health IT company Edifecs has. He recently released seven healthcare predictions for 2015. He has something to say about ICD-10, meaningful use and more. Some of his forecasts might surprise you.
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Source: Healthcare IT News - January 14, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Industry News Meaningful Use Business Intelligence ICD-10 Interoperability Telehealth Source Type: news
Six Critical ICD-10 Questions for Your Software Vendors
The ICD-10 deadline is only nine months away. Here are six questions to ask your software vendors immediately. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - January 13, 2015 Category: Practice Management Authors: Avery Hurt Tags: ICD-9 ICD-10 Coding Technology Operations Physician Productivity Source Type: news
ICD-10 Prep for Small Practices: 5 Ways to Get on Track
If your medical practice is among those only partially ready or just in the initial stages of an ICD-10 transition plan, it's time to get moving. (Source: Physicians Practice)
Source: Physicians Practice - January 12, 2015 Category: Practice Management Authors: Michael Bearnson Tags: Blog Finance ICD-9 ICD-10 Medical Billing & Collections Training Operations Source Type: news
