CMS released updated procedure files for ICD-10-PCS, including an updated “Official ICD-10-PCS Coding Guidelines” document and new code tables and index that add four procedure codes for new ...

Unless there is another delay, the United States will transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 in all health care settings on October 1, 2015. This will not be a gradual transition as there will be no grace ...

The October 1 deadline is really just the beginning. As ICD-10 coding gets underway in earnest next month, there will be plenty of questions that need answering for providers nationwide. AHIMA wants ...

Analyzing the impact that ICD-10 will have on all aspects of physician practice workflow is an important step in preparation, according to a Physicians Practice report. • Front desk: Front desk staff ...

The ICD-10-PCS guidelines do state that if the documentation cites a specific body part, then that body part should be assigned and not the body part described as "peri." Q: We are confused about ...

The ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding handbook, 2014 edition, with answers, is now available from the American Hospital Association. Exercises are presented in clear but technically correct language, ...

Expert, outsourced coders from H.I.M. ON CALL perform ICD-10 coding via remote or onsite options; allowing the hospitals' internal coding team to focus on day-to-day production or ICD-10 training, ...

CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZOLL ® Medical Corporation, an Asahi Kasei company that manufactures medical devices and related software solutions, announced today that the Centers for Medicare & ...

In June, MGMA released the results of a questionnaire that ranked members' most pressing practice-management challenges. In this edition of "Practice Makes Perfect," we'll tackle No. 6 on that list: ...