ICD-10 implementation has been firmly set for Oct. 1, a swiftly approaching date. Evelyn Pyrdol, Director of Patient Financial Services for Capital Digestive Care, tackles the issue of ICD-10 and ...

ICD-10 is Coming: 10 Steps for Full Implementation"There is a big push right now for coder assessments on the anatomy, physiology and pharmacology associated with the code changes," says Ms ...

ICD-10 is the 10th edition of the International Classification of Diseases published by the World Health Organization. We have used ICD-9 since the 1970s and those codes have limitations that ...

With ICD-10 only a few months away, practices need to ensure that their electronic health record (EHR) vendor is ready for the transition.

Learning anatomy and pathophysiology is going to become extremely important in ICD-10. Brushing up on that skill set will put you ahead of the curve and ready to learn the codes and comprehend the ...

Pull some medical records and try assigning ICD-10 codes to them. Make a list of what is missing in the clinical documentation, and train physicians in the practice to add that for those conditions.

This transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 will result in the near Herculean effort and expense of dealing with an increase in codes from about 14,000 to approximately 69,000 codes.

"The ICD-10 Code-A-Thon is an opportunity for individuals to learn about the transition, and the resources available from both AAPC and CMS so they can kick start their ICD-10 implementation efforts." ...

It's only a matter of time before you'll need to use ICD-10 diagnostic codes in your dental practice. In part one of a two-part series, coding experts Dr. Charles Blair and Glenda Hood explain why ...