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.”
Many professionals and healthcare organizations would like the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to issue a final rule that includes a firm deadline for ICD-10 implementation. Most are going on the assumption that October 2014 is a solid date, but the uncertainty about the deadline is causing some organizations difficulty in focusing on the goal.
The impending ICD-10 coding classification transition has certainly scared many people who faced new training, new technology and possible reduction in cash flow due to poor reimbursements. No matter how long this dreaded event has been looming, many aren't prepared for the significant change it will bring about.
ICD-10 implementation costs continue to be a concern for healthcare organizations and a common topic of conversations throughout conferences, networking, and probably across a few bar stools. The extended deadline to October 2014 didn’t diminish that concern. In fact, in some cases, it probably added to the pressure. The costs associated with the transition can easily reach a quarter to half a billion dollars for the information technology, training, and other upgrades.
There are many arm chair experts who have ideas about how to make future national standards upgrades and conversions—such as the upcoming adoption of the national plan identifier and the conversion to ICD-10—go more smoothly for healthcare organizations.
As big data continues to dominate the technology topics, healthcare is quickly becoming the arena. Leaders in healthcare organizations understand that data analysis can change how they operate. Maybe this was driven by the ICD-10 coding classification transition that has been a huge concern for the past year and will continue to be until the deadline of October 2013 arrives.