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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced the final decision on a rule that will delay the deadline for healthcare providers to implement the ICD-10 medical coding system by one year. We have been reporting on this project and talking about its challenges and benefits for quite some time. Most people thought this decision was already made so few are surprised by this announcement.

There is a push from healthcare organization leaders for insight into what the potential reimbursement risks will be in t he new ICD-10 coding classification system. Providers are beginning to take a hard look at revenue impacts hidden within the ICD-10 conversion and what they will mean for healthcare.

Healthcare providers are working towards the ICD-10 coding transition and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released recommendations of what the communication plan for the ICD-10 transition should contain.

Edifecs’ facilitated a discussion around challenges and best approaches for the ICD-10 testing. This project is quite possibility the toughest one most professionals have faced due to the complexity and the potential impact.

With the many decisions healthcare providers are being asked to make in preparation for the ICD-10 coding classification transition, it seems it would be beneficial to ask software vendors some very applicable and important questions.

The American Health Information Association (AHIMA) has provided new ICD-10-CM/PCS online coder training courses to help healthcare organizations prepare for the ICD-10 coding classification transition.

Availity has announced a four-part webinar series designed to help medical providers prepare for impending inpatient diagnosis and procedure code changes associated with ICD-10.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering healthcare providers reading material as they continue to wait for a final ICD-10 deadline ruling.

Few healthcare organizations are unconcerned about what the future holds in regards to the ICD-10 coding classification transition and how that will impact their financial picture.

Healthcare systems continue to face enormous challenges. In the list, if not at the top, is the challenge of technology. eHealth is a broad term for a variety of technologies and services, from electronic health records to telecare systems. This interesting news was found on News-Medical in their article, “eHealth offers Europe solutions that can help avoid healthcare crisis.”