ICD-10 & Coding
Healthcare Finance and sister site Healthcare IT News will be reporting on the changeover throughout the day, using the live blog below to highlight the latest news, real-time reactions and frequent updates from our cadre of volunteer ICD-10 correspondents.
They may be in the Big Easy, where the good times roll, but the people in charge of managing health data at hospitals across the country are focused on the hard work of realizing the most benefit they can from ICD-10.
An August survey by Navicure/Porter Research shows that an "overwhelming majority of participants" anticipates an immediate increase in their denial rate, with 56% of respondents citing ICD-10's impact on revenue and cash flow as their top concern.
Our ICD-10 correspondents would volunteer to check in with us through the day to tell us how Day 1 of the rollout is going.
Even though most systems and medical practices have at this point invested in the staff, systems and training to get ready for the switch, medical professionals across the country are preparing for what could be a very rough week once October 1 hits.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid is prepared to go forward with the implementation of ICD-10 even if there is a government shutdown, according to statements reportedly made Thursday by CMS Deputy Administrator Dr. Patrick Conway.
This interactive list highlights what we think are 30 of the most important and engaging stories about ICD-10 from Healthcare Finance, Healthcare IT News, ICD-10 Watch and GovHealthIT, displayed using one of the many highly specific -- OK, weird -- codes included in the new set.
The American Health Information Management Association has just released a subscription-based tool to help providers find the right ICD-10 code as the October 1 rollout nears.
As ICD-10 approaches, healthcare providers are worried that lapses in coder productivity could cost them money, according to an Advisory Board Company report published Tuesday.
Rochester Regional Health System is among the hospitals building a war room for the ICD-10 deadline. A hand-picked squad of Rochester Regional staffers began working closely with each department and provider practice during the last year to assess readiness.