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Are You Ready?

By |May 8th, 2013|Autoindexing, indexing, News|Comments Off on Are You Ready?

With the ICD-10 coding classification transition countdown seemingly going faster, how ready are providers for the implementation? A survey by Aloft Group, a Newburyport, Massachusetts healthcare branding and marketing firm, sheds some light on just that.

Ensuring Compliance

By |May 2nd, 2013|Autoindexing, indexing, News|Comments Off on Ensuring Compliance

The impending ICD-10 coding classification transition is a challenge for not just hospitals and physicians, but other healthcare providers are preparing for this "new world" with training.

ICD-10: An unvited guest?

By |April 25th, 2013|Autoindexing, indexing, News|Comments Off on ICD-10: An unvited guest?

Neil Stanley, regional president of corporate partnerships at Harrison College in Indiana, recently discussed in a podcast their comprehensive International Classification of Disease Tenth Revision (ICD-10) training curriculum. It is designed to equip physicians, coders and other medical staff with the tools necessary to make the transition to ICD-1o as smooth and successful as possible. The deadline for the transition is October 1, 2014 and there is much work left to do to be prepared.

Seeking Healthcare Integrity

By |April 17th, 2013|Autoindexing, indexing, News|Comments Off on Seeking Healthcare Integrity

With all that is going on in the world of healthcare, i.e. ICD-10 conversion, electronic medical records, and the new government healthcare program, it is hard to imagine adding to that load. However, sometimes what is an add-on can be a load reliever.

Machine Assisted Indexing Can Help

By |April 5th, 2013|Autoindexing, indexing, News|Comments Off on Machine Assisted Indexing Can Help

Many believe that one of the biggest challenges currently facing the health IT industry is the coding classification transition to ICD-10. Training staff, integrating data, and preparing for financial impact has consumed the healthcare professionals and will continue to do so until implementation in October 2014.

Preparing for the Leap

By |April 2nd, 2013|Autoindexing, indexing, News|Comments Off on Preparing for the Leap

With the preparation for the transition to ICD-10, there is a new interest in population management. This most likely comes from the concerns around financial reimbursement after the implementation in October 2014. There will be five times the number of codes after the implementation of the ICD-10 coding classification. This will allow for greater specificity, but there will be a huge learning curve.

ICD-10 Project Progresses

By |March 27th, 2013|Autoindexing, News|Comments Off on ICD-10 Project Progresses

H.I.M. ON CALL has made available their dual coding services for hospitals migrating to ICD-10 coding classification system. Dual Coding is part of the process to end-to-end testing for ICD-10.

Silver Linings

By |March 26th, 2013|Autoindexing, indexing, News|Comments Off on Silver Linings

Organizations that help manage and analyze medical content have a unique opportunity during this time of ICD-10 transition. Healthcare entities are recognizing the need for sharing clinical data. This trend has been accelerated by the transition. This interesting information was found on Reuters in their article, “Wolters Kluwer Health to Acquire Health Language, Inc., a Leader in the Medical Terminology Management Market.”

Everyone Can Use A Little Help

By |March 22nd, 2013|Autoindexing, indexing, News|Comments Off on Everyone Can Use A Little Help

For providers who are seeking some feedback and support about their ICD-10 transition plan, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a series of listening sessions.

Not in This Alone

By |March 21st, 2013|Autoindexing, indexing, News|Comments Off on Not in This Alone

As healthcare providers here in the United States prepare for the implementation of ICD-10, it is important to remember that a large number of other countries have already gone through this process and survived. Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, South Korea, and Sweden can be looked to for tips and success stories.