Susan Morse

The move, they hope, will contribute to lowering an estimated 1,300 patient deaths nationwide each year attributed mistakes associated with surgeries conducted too infrequently at medical facilities.

The Advisory Board revenue cycle head Ed Hock says punting on ICD-10 until the new code set is ready robs healthcare providers of the benefits of the Oct. 1 changeover.

During Fry's tenure, Sutter Health's annual revenues grew from $6.7 billion to more than $10 billion.

"Instead of imposing this unfunded mandate, Congress should delink the disease classification system from reimbursement policy, and make the adoption of the new ICD-10 code system voluntary until a less burdensome billing process is in place," The Heritage Foundation wrote in a May 18 report.

Between 2012 and 2014, 39 people in Virginia Mason Medical Center were sickened by highly-resistant strains of E.coli bacteria, and 11 of those patients died

Stanford Health Care-ValleyCare in the Bay Area of California.

The Utah health systems said it will take full ownership of Amerinet, which serves 83,000 members.

Assistant Secretary Jan Frye claims VA improperly spent at least $5 billion a year on medical equipment, sparking inquiry.

Steven Stack, the incoming president of the American Medical Association, says problems with ICD-10 for physicians are too big to allow it to move forward.

Rhode Island Hospital admits staff failed to do proper follow-up on a patient, who ended up with severe brain damage as a result.