With the implementation of ICD-10, the number of diagnostic codes increased from 13,000 ICD-9 codes to 68,000 ICD-10 codes. The influx of codes brought a lot of apprehension, and many providers were ...

After three delays and much industry opposition, the United States’ healthcare industry transitioned Oct. 1 to ICD-10, catching up with the latest version of the international classification of ...

Lacking the expertise in-house and the time and money to seek outside help, many physicians have procrastinated on ICD-10 preparations. This an opportunity for both physicians and health plans to ...

Rosalind Richmond, CCS, interim coding compliance officer for Genascis, Raemerie Jimenez, director of education for AAPC, and Cyndee Weston, CPC, CMC, CMRS, executive director of the American Medical ...

As insurance payers increasingly rely on automation and algorithm-driven claim reviews, emergency physician groups face growing financial risk. Instead of evaluating the full clinical picture, many ...

Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) addressed several misunderstandings around ICD-10 in its ICD-10-CM/PCS Myths and Facts guide. While CMS debunked some of the most ...

Diagnosis and treatment planning are arguably the centerpiece of dental practice. Quantifying and recording a patient's complete set of dental and medical diagnoses requires the use of a common coding ...

On April 1, your revenue cycle will have additional diagnosis code options to further capture social determinants of health. The CDC just released upcoming changes to both the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code ...

WASHINGTON – Complex rehab technology (CRT) stakeholders were pleasantly surprised when CMS recently removed the ICD-10 requirements for skin protection and positioning cushions and backs.

Rosalind Richmond, CCS, interim coding compliance officer for Genascis, Raemerie Jimenez, director of education for AAPC, and Cyndee Weston, CPC, CMC, CMRS, executive director of the American Medical ...