ICD-10 & Coding

The site, ICD10Central.com, features key performance indicators including days to final bill, days to payment, denial rate and reimbursement rate for RelayHealth customers throughout the country.

EveryICD10 has been sharing a new ICD-10 code and description on the social media platform by the minute since July 9, when it first tweeted, "E73.8 Other lactose intolerance #icd10."

Clinical documentation improvement at Henry Ford Health System includes nurses serving as translators between physicians and coders and analytic tools that have added 2 percent to revenue cycle bottom line.

On August 27, CMS will broadcast a live conference call with Sue Bowman from the American Health Information Management Association and Nelly Leon-Chisen from the American Hospital Association, updating providers on the latest news regarding ICD-10 implementation and offering coding tips from both the AHA and AHIMA.

Let's just say it's better to get the diagnosis code right instead of counting on a yet to be defined definition of family.

While larger systems have more resources to make the change, the smaller provider or physician practice may still have work to do.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Monday said it will not deny claims under the Part B physician fee schedule based on ICD-10 coding errors, a decision supported by bitter ICD-10 opponent the American Medical Association.

The fear is that ICD-10 code set is so large and complex that medical coders aren't going to be able to keep up with their current coding output. Not true.

Latest law proposed in the House of Representatives would keep physicians or other healthcare providers from being penalized for coding errors.

These tips can help systems prevent audit denials now, and save dollars later.