In the past six months, hospitals have considerably increased their internal training efforts in preparation for the transition to ICD-10, according to a survey conducted by the consulting firm Health ...

Here are 10 frequently asked questions about ICD-10, based on information from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. More information on ICD-10 from CMS can be accessed on the agency’s ...

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 ...

The medical community has officially started using ICD-10 or the International Classification of Diseases 10 th revision, the new code set aims to assist doctors, nursing homes, hospitals and ...

In an interview, the section chief of hepatology at Rush University Medical Center discussed why the addition of the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification ...

Star-crossed health IT projects, ICD-10 and meaningful use are inextricably linked. But is one in the way of the other? That’s the assertion of Peter Muir, of the Springfield Center Family Medicine in ...

Starting Oct. 1, the day ICD-10 goes into effect, CMS' fraud prevention system will use data from the new code set to identify patterns that could indicate fraud, according to a Healthcare Finance ...

"When we go live with ICD-10," Leigh Williams said, "there are no experienced users." And that is exactly why William's colleague, John Showalter, MD, is predicting a blackout period of approximately ...