ICD-10 is Closer Than You Think – It’s Time to Get Started!
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS code sets will be implemented on Oct. 1, 2014 – and
ICD-10: The Countdown Continues: What’s it Going to Take to Achieve Physician Compliance?
With nearly 500 days and counting until the ICD-10 implementation date of Oct. 1, 2014, it is apparent after attending the American Health Information Management
Payers Start to Get “Testy”
Perhaps the most intellectually challenging aspect of ICD-10 implementation is trying to determine how, when, what, and with whom to test. Most ICD-10 teams spend
Accepting Change in the Light of ICD-10 Benefits
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in an occasional series of articles written by healthcare students attending The College of Saint Scholastica in Duluth, MN. “If
Fast Tracking ICD-10
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a series of articles on fast-tracking ICD-10 implementation. It is always good to be in the trenches, helping with
How to Address the Speed Bumps on Your Journey to ICD-10 Preparedness
The recent American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) ICD-10/CAC Summit provided an outstanding opportunity to share innovative approaches and best-practice strategies for meeting the greatest
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Dual Coding: It’s Time to Practice for ICD-10
As the Oct. 1, 2014 ICD-10 compliance deadline looms, many providers are readying their coders for the magnitude and breadth of the new coding system. Beyond the obvious challenges of training your coders, avoiding reimbursement losses and actually meeting the...
ICD10 eNews | Admin-Tim | Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Read MoreFacing the Sepsis Conundrum in the World of ICD-10
Understanding exactly what documentation and coding issues clients struggle with the most is one of the benefits I reap from working in a client support role. If I were asked to rank such issues, I would definitely say that bacteremia,...
ICD10 eNews | Admin-Tim | Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Read MoreICD-10 Date Is Final: How Are Physicians Reacting?
In a March 19 Talk Ten Tuesday poll, 466 participants responded to the following question: “How are physicians at your facility reacting to the ICD-10 transition and their role in CDI?” The responses, shown in Table 1, are unsettling. We...
ICD10 eNews | Paul Weygandt, MD, JD, MPH, MBA, CPE | Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Read MoreAdvice for Physician Practices: MGMA Advisor Offers Tips to Keep Your Doors Open
“We don’t want to say this, but you may have to identify a contingency plan,” said Robert Tennant, senior policy advisor for the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), on ICD-10-Monitor’s Talk Ten Tuesday broadcast last week. He told physician practices exactly the way it is, saying:
“Practices experienced rejected claims and weeks of diminished cash flow when they transitioned to 5010. ICD-10 promises...
So Much to Do, so Little Time — IRFs Need to Prepare Now
The “ostrich” approach will not work in this case, because ICD-10 is not going away. There is much to be done prior to implementation. Two different sets of ICD codes are required, one set for the IRF PAI, and another...
ICD10 eNews | Patricia Trela, RHIA | Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Read MoreEnd-to-End Testing: Time for HIM to Jump Aboard
Between providers and payers, it appears that everyone is ready for end-to-end testing of ICD-10 transactions. But where is health information management (HIM)? A quick tour of the American Health Information Management Association’s (AHIMA’s) ICD-10 website reveals little mention of...
ICD10 eNews | Admin-Tim | Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Read MorePanacea Healthcare Solutions Announces Comprehensive Suite of ICD-10 Preparedness and Education Services
Panacea Healthcare Solutions, Inc., a leader in the HIM consulting space and publisher of widely-read ICD10monitor, announces a comprehensive suite of ICD-10 consulting services.
"To prepare for ICD-10, hospitals need to identify their specific areas of improvement for coding and documentation in order to better understand...
“They Burned the Boats!”
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a transcription of a recent segment by Denny Flint on Talk-Ten-Tuesday. Do you like history? I love history. History teaches us valuable lessons. With thanks to Steve Arter, I want to talk about two historical...
ICD10 eNews | Denny Flint | Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Read MoreWho Sits on Your ICD-10 Committee?
Podcast Date: 5/7/2013 Who Sits on Your ICD-10 Committee? Response Ratio A. Clinical Representatives 2% B. IT 2% C. Some of the Above 23% D. All of the Above 62% E. None of the Above 11%
| Chuck Buck | Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Read MoreICD-10 Testing — The Power and Cost-Effectiveness of Collaboration
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a two-part series on the collaborative approach to ICD-10 testing. The ICD-10 date has been set, organizations are mobilizing, and the airwaves are flush with numerous ICD-10 testing strategies to help the healthcare...
ICD10 eNews | Admin-Tim | Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Read MoreICD-10 CM Coding of Osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis is an inflammation of the bone that typically is further differentiated as acute, sub-acute, or chronic. In ICD-9-CM, documentation of the general site of the inflammation/infection (such as shoulder region, forearm, or ankle), along with identification of the inflammation/infection as a current acute/sub-acute infection or a chronic condition, is all that is required to assign the most specific code.
In addition, acute and sub-acute infections are reported...
POA Reporting Impacts Reimbursement: Strength Documentation with 2013 IPPS Start
Fiscal year 2013 began on October 1 for the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) along with its expanded versions of Medicare quality initiatives, including the Hospital Acquired Condition (HAC) Program. As you know, present on admission (POA) reporting figures into...
ICD10 eNews | Janis Oppelt | Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Read MoreWhich ICD-10-CM Codes Will Chiropractic Physicians Use to Bill Third Parties? - Part 2
In my previous article I went into detail about which ICD-10-CM codes would be most likely to replace the 739 primary diagnosis (Chiropractic subluxation) in ICD-9-CM. Using a Medicare local coverage determination (LCD) and the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs) as...
ICD10 eNews | Evan M. Gwilliam, DC, CPC, NCICS, CCPC, CCCPC | Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Read MoreCMS: Get Ready, Get Charged Up on ICD-10
“People are aware of the October 1, 2014, implementation date, and now they want to know the how-to part,” says Denesecia Green, Senior Health Insurance Specialist for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Enterprise Management—a special...
ICD10 eNews | Janis Oppelt | Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Read MoreCareer Step
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Sponsor - Top | Career Step | Monday, December 31, 2012
Read MoreOne Hundred Tips for ICD-10-PCS Coding: Tips 41-50
ICD-10-PCS represents a major departure from ICD-9-CM procedure coding, and as such, many coding specialists find ICD-10-PCS much more challenging to learn than ICD-10-CM (which still shares many similarities with ICD-9-CM). In order to ease the transition from one code set to the other, we are providing tips for coding under this system.
To download the 2013 ICD-10-PCS root operation tables and resources, go online to http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/2013-ICD-10-PCS-GEMs.html.
Building an ICD-10-PCS Foundation for Radiology Procedures
When October 1, 2014, rolls around, the ICD-10-PCS (procedural coding system) will replace the ICD-9-PCS currently used for inpatient procedures. Code assignments under this system will be very different for all inpatient coding professionals, starting with the idea that they...
ICD10 eNews | Donna Richmond, BA, RCC, CPC | Tuesday, March 26, 2013
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Transition to ICD-10 ‘Urgent,’ Congressional Leaders WarnedA coalition of healthcare associations and vendors is warning congressional leaders that delaying the adoption of ICD-10 further would make it more difficult for the U.S. to track “new and emerging public health threats.” In letters dated May 17 and sent to leaders in both the ... Read more |
OK, Who Pays?Recently a coworker and I were debating the correct spelling of the word “payer/payor.” He said “payor;” I said “payer” (he probably would say “to-mah-to” to my “to-may-to,” too.) Then, just this week I used “payer” in a design specification and was corrected by several ... Read more |
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