Implementation planning for ICD-10 should precede code set training because the planning process will take much longer, according to an AAPC report. Kim Reid, CPC, CPMA, CEMC, CPC-I, director of ...

ORLANDO, FL – Converting to the ICD-10 medical diagnosis code set isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s likely to be complicated and expensive, and may entail a loss of productivity that could take five ...

The American Health Information Management Association's 2014 ICD-10 and Computer Assisted Coding Summit April 22-23 in the nation's capital featured the latest industry reaction to the ICD-10 delay.

Healthcare professionals and ambulatory surgery centers nationwide will be slowly transitioning to the ICD-10 code set in attempts to meet the Oct. 1, 2014, deadline for implementation. Here are seven ...

Many healthcare organizations are focusing on being ready for the ICD-10 changeover on Oct. 1. Just as important is what will come after that. This is legend. The fear is that ICD-10 code set is so ...

As time has gone on, dental coding has become increasingly complicated, making it easy to not catch simple mistakes. Coding experts Charles Blair, DDS, and Glenda Hood of practice management company ...