ICD-10 news from FierceHealthcare
NewsHow hospitals can prepare for next phase of ICD-10 transition
As Phase 1 of ICD-10 transition comes to a close, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is helping hospitals complete the next stage with its Top 10 list of Phase 2 Read more...
ICD-10 fluency means provider, payer collaboration
The ICD-10 diagnostic code set is a fundamentally different language, which systems, people, and processes at both provider and payer organizations will need to speak fluently by Oct. 13, 2013, Ian Read more...
ICD-10 switch could cost hospitals up to $20M
Transitioning over to ICD-10 could cost large hospitals between $2-5 million and up to $20 million for large systems, according to James Swanson, director of client services at Virtusa, an IT Read more...
Don't delay converting to ICD-10
It may seem far off now, but don't expect the Oct. 1, 2013 deadline for ICD-10 conversion to change. No matter where you are in the process, make sure to do an assessment to get a better handle on Read more...
Regulatory forces hit hard
This year was an eventful one for new healthcare regs. Not only did it see the initial launch of the RAC program and the beginnings of the conversion from ICD-9 to ICD-10 5010 coding, CMS began to Read more...
MGMA 2009: Who's afraid of ICD-10 and HIPAA changes?
Oh, for heaven's sake, regulators, did you have to pile on new HIPAA privacy and security rules--and the switch to ICD-10--when we're already coping with health reform and a collapsible economy? Yes, Read more...
Medical billers worried about ICD-10, HITECH Act
Want to know what's on medical billers' minds? Largely, they're in a stir over the implementation of ICD-10 5010 and compliance with the new HITECH Act, according to speakers at a national conference Read more...
CMS offers fact sheet explaining ICD-9 to ICD-10 changes
With healthcare providers across the U.S. working like maniacs to meet the upcoming deadline for switching from ICD-9 to ICD-10 coding--a closer-than-it-seems October 1, 2013--CMS has extended a Read more...
HIT Standards Committee endorses electronic observation methods, performance measures
The HIT Standards Committee recently approved recommendations for how providers can electronically record observations by doctors for qualification of bonus money under the American Recovery and Read more...
Providers may already be behind on ICD-10 implementation
The October 1, 2013 deadline to implement ICD-10 coding may seem comfortingly far away, but according to a recent study, if you're not planning for the change now, you may already be behind. Worse, Read more...
| Press ReleasesHealthation Announces Comprehensive ICD-10 / HIPAA 5010 Compliance and Business Process Improvement InitiativeChicago, IL - September 27, 2010 - Healthation, a leading provider of payer administration systems, today announced a comprehensive ICD-10 and HIPAA 5010 initiative designed to help its healthcare Read more >> |
