HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10 Webinars slated for this week

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The middle of this week is shaping up to be busy with HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10 web events from the likes of CMS, CSC, HighPoint, and Avior. Read »

Why ICD-10 ought to be part of the ONC's EHR best practices list

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When selecting and planning implementation of an electronic health records (EHR) system, healthcare organizations of all sizes have much to consider - just don't overlook HIPAA 5010 or ICD-10 from the onset. Read »

Top 10 Meaningful Use challenges include ICD-10

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Despite their massive scopes, ICD-10 and Meaningful Use thus far have been largely disconnected, save for a few lone voices suggesting that healthcare organizations – as well as CMS (The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) – consider the projects in lockstep. Indeed, it may prove easier and less expensive in the long-run to plot both migrations simultaneously. Read »

ICD-10 absent from latest health IT priorities report

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Perhaps it's waiting on the back burner but ICD-10 did not make the cut of health IT's most important projects for 2010 and 2011, at least not among healthcare executives. Read »

Surveys say: How health orgs plan to comply with HIPAA 5010, ICD-10

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More than one road leads to HIPAA 5010 or ICD-10. Healthcare organizations can upgrade relevant applications, for instance, remediate existing systems, roll the HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10 work into  an EHR implementation, or hope for the best and rely on clearinghouses. And then there's always the combination of one or more of those avenues. Read »

3 Key ICD-10 questions providers should answer right now

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What with many vendors and providers behind schedule on both HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10, Computer Sciences Corp. published a report offering advice on creating a balanced approach to migration and implementation. Read »