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What's being done to oppose and support ICD-10 implementation
Carl Natale

The American Medical Association has taken the next step in its vigorous opposition to ICD-10 implementation.

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HIM Education: Learning how to leverage data generated by more ICD-10 codes
While there are real concerns and challenges that come with ICD-10 implementation, there are benefits. Obtaining more data is one of the benefits discussed in this blog often. Read More
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ICD-10 Education: HIM students learning more than medical codes
There's more to ICD-10 training than learning medical codes, anatomy and physiology. Read More
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HIPAA 5010: What's triggering denials and rejections
We've been using HIPAA 5010 standards to transmit electronic medical claims for a few weeks. How's that working? Read More
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ICD-10 Benefits: A specific example of improving patient care
One of the persistent arguments arguments against ICD-10 coding is that it will have no effect on patient care. Read More
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HIPAA 5010: What's triggering denials and rejections

Excellent article with specific / actionable information on this timely topic. Thanks for writing this!


ChartWise adds ICD-10 codes to its clinical documentation software

How is this possible until you have upgraded your existing documentation? Without upgraded documentation, this seems as useful as a cross-walking tool. Cross-walking with a GEMS-like tool is handy, but is free and easily obtained. In addition to natively calculating the appropriate ICD-10, this type of tool should also suggest accounts where improved documentation could lead to higher reimbursed accounts. IMHO


Don't start ICD-10 implementation until you warn the staff it's coming

I completely agree! You have to tackle this beast from two angles. First, you have to analyze processes, systems and outputs from an inside-out perspective. This is where your Operational Project Teams come into play with their acquired knowledge of how the system works. Secondly you need an outside in approach. This is what is suggested above. You build awareness and constructs to make it easy for your employees to recognize events that will be altered by ICD-10. This could be an email address like ICD10@yourhospital.org, or it could be a website page where users can


New Year's Resolutions: Ideas to help prepare for ICD-10 implementation

Suggestion to add another paragraph titled, ICD-10 Consulting Firms. Resolve when presenting at conferences to share with providers what can be done to assist with the ICD-10 implementation when you identify the work to be accomplished. When you only identify all the work to be done, you are scaring that same beejesus out of provider's as the HIT vendors. Be part of the solution rather than feeding the anxiety of ICD-10 Implementation.


It's 2012, and do you know where your HIPAA 5010 transactions are?

Hi - does anyone have any metrics on how providers are doing with 5010? Is there an expectation of disruption to cashflow, and if so how much?


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