Some healthcare organizations and physicians are worried about what the Dept. of Health and Human Services’ decision to delay the compliance deadline for ICD-10 diagnosis code sets that was scheduled for Oct. 1, 2013 means? But for some, it is an opportunity to focus on more pressing issues while working toward the eventual transition to ICD-10.
The Huntzinger Management Group has hired healthcare executive Nancy Chapman to their roster which adds more than 25 years of provider operations and IT experience. This will come in handy when helping clients transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10.
The announcement made by the CMS and HHS last month to delay the compliance deadline for the ICD-10 transitions has created a lot of concerns and discussion. Many wonder what is next, should they stop their progress or continue on?
Many healthcare organization are going forward with their conversion plans, even with the Health and Human Services’ delay of the ICD-10 compliance to be ready by October 1, 2013.
ZirMed has made their mark as a provider of revenue cycle and information solutions for healthcare and now have launched www.StartStopICD10.com in response to the February 14th announcement by the Center of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of a re-examination of the ICD-10 timeline.
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has released a preview version of a SNOMED CT to ICD-10-CM map to automatically generate ICD-10-CM codes from clinical data entered into electronic health records (EHRs).
Many are concerned about the delay in the ICD-10 compliance deadline and worry that in actuality, it won't improve readiness and could even harm other health reform efforts.
Gateway EDI is continuing their training and credentialing in the medical coding industry regardless of the delay of the October 2013 deadline for complete ICD-10 transition.
The Medical Group Management Association wants the Department of Health and Human Services to do more than delay ICD-10 implementation, they believe additional steps should be included in the ICD-10 timeline for what they call “due diligence.”
The topic of every conversation in healthcare organizations far and wide is the delay in the ICD-10 implementation. The pro-ICD-10 crowd insists ICD-10 should not be delayed and their voices are getting louder.