For the last couple weeks I’ve been on a search for software based coding tools that are used for coding ICD-10 diagnosis codes for the purpose of claims submission. I’m looking for something better ...
An ectopic pregnancy is reported using an ICD-10-CM code from category O00.- (ectopic pregnancy), which is divided into five subcategories. A version of this article was first published January 15, ...
Curtis Dubay, recognized as a leading expert on taxation issues, is a former research fellow in tax and economic policy. The House of Representatives recently passed H.R 4302, a temporary "fix" to the ...
The risk of falls among seniors should become an even more important prevention focus for clinicians and discharge planners because of new research that ICD-10 coding shows a 42% increase in falls as ...
1. Ask outsourced coding vendors for documentation on ICD-10 transition plans. Many ASCs outsource their coding to third-party vendors, meaning surgery center leaders must speak to vendors about their ...
No two patients are the same. Furthermore, therapists know well that no two patients with dementia are ever the same. We have long awaited greater specificity in coding for the persons we serve daily ...
Spurred by the impending transition to the ICD-10 diagnostic code set, nearly half of healthcare providers surveyed by KLAS Research plan to adopt computer-assisted coding (CAC) software within the ...
About 10 percent of claims filed under ICD-10 have been denied since the coding vocabulary became the norm on October 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said on Thursday, though only a ...
Similar to the Y2K efforts at the turn of the last millennium, the ICD-10 mandate for healthcare managers from their bosses was clear: Oversee a smooth migration — or else. As a result, ICD-10 was a ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services estimate that the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 will cost the healthcare industry $1.64 billion, according to a Wall Street Journal Health Blog report.
ICD-10 test sees 88 percent claims pass, few coding errors, CMS says Of the 23,138 claims filed, 20,306 were accepted, though most of the rejections were caused by issues not related to ICD-10.