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CMS Announces Re-Examination of Timeline for ICD-10 - Is the Pressure Off?
Many of you have likely read or heard this week that the acting CMS Administrator, Marilyn Tavenner, announced to the press following an AMA Advocacy Conference that CMS will "re-examine the timeframe"...
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Mixed Feelings over the ICD-10 Delay
On April 9, 2012, CMS published a proposed rule to delay the ICD-10 implementation date by 1 year (from October 1, 2013 to October 1, 2014). Comments on this proposed rule can be submitted through 5:00...
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ICD-10 and Mortality Reduction: Is there Evidence to Support Improvement in...
This is an examination of how the utilization of ICD-10 codes may have an impact on mortality reduction. The utilization of ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases), 10th Revision is a major...
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10 Areas of Provider Processes to Consider Testing Now for ICD-10
I’m a big fan of lists. I especially enjoy lists that are meaningful and accomplishable. After I read Steve Sisko’s blog, “11 Areas to Consider When Testing ICD-10 Impact to Payer Business Processes,”...
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Benefits of Dual Coding Demonstrate the Importance of Planning for ICD-10 Today
Dual coding refers to the coding of both ICD-9 CM/PCS and ICD-10 CM/PCS codes on the same patient health record. Despite the obvious initial loss of productivity during implementation of such a...
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This is an examination of how the utilization of ICD-10 codes may have an impact on public health policy. The utilization of ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases), 10th Revision is a major...
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Computer-Assisted Coding: Is it Time for Your Organization to Make the...
CMS recently finalized the date on which ICD-10 will become the mandatory diagnosis and hospital procedural coding system for all HIPAA covered entities. ICD-10 greatly increases the detail of the...
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HIMSS G7: I Agree!
The HIMSS G7 recently published an Advisory Report entitled “Implementing ICD-10 by the Compliance Date: A Call to Action.”If you are unfamiliar with HIMSS G7, they are a thought leadership group made...
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ICD-10: Five Ingredients to a Successful Implementation
A discussion of five ingredients that will lead to a successful ICD-10 activation There is tremendous healthcare industry focus on ICD-10, from the provider, payer, and vendor/supplier perspectives....
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ICD-10 and Clostridium Difficile: ICD-10 Benefits and Contagion Control (Part...
This Post is the first of a 2-part examination of how ICD-10 utilization may reduce Clostridium Difficile mortality and improve contagion control. In the following discussion, we examine one of the...
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ICD-10 and Clostridium Difficile: ICD-10 Benefits and Contagion Control (Part...
A 2-part examination of how ICD-10 utilization may reduce Clostridium Difficile mortality and improve contagion control. In this article, we continue our discussion from the initial publication on this...
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ICD-10: Don’t Neglect to Prepare for Impact to Outpatient Services
With ICD-10 quickly approaching, there’s been lots of focus on the impact to Hospital Inpatient Coding and Reimbursement. “Analyze your data; Review DRG results and financial impacts; Work on...
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Part II of Don’t Neglect to Prepare for ICD-10’s Impact to Outpatient Services
Hospitals continue to find that procedures and tests performed on an outpatient basis do not always meet the standards of medical necessity. Many are lab tests, although it appears there is an upswing...
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Ask your IT vendor what “ICD-10 Compliant” Means!
Like many others, you may be focused on remediating your Information Technology for ICD-10 Compliance. If you are, then be cautious of vendor “ICD-10 Compliant” statements. Compliance doesn’t always...
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Incorporating Denials Management into your ICD-10 Strategy
An effective denials management process is critical to the success of healthcare revenue cycle management. At its core, the process must be built on actionable denials information and a highly...
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