What to expect from EHR vendors during the ICD-10 transition
Date: Jun 12, 2013 Unfortunately, healthcare providers will not be able to buy or upgrade an electronic health record (EHR) system and call themselves ICD-10 compliant.
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Why SNOMED cannot replace the ICD-10-CM/PCS code sets
Date: Feb 18, 2013I'm not a fan of the American Medical Association's (AMA) quest for an ICD-10 alternative because I don't believe they're serious. But I hope they don't take Jon Handler's idea to abandon ICD-10 coding and use SNOMED-CT. Read »
Top 5 initiatives to make a successful ICD-10 transition
Date: Feb 06, 2013 If you're finally planning for the ICD-10 implementation, there are timelines and checklists to guide you. But sometimes you need to dig a little deeper to find advice that will help create a smoother ICD-10 transition.
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How to make your EHR a valuable part of your ICD-10 transition
Date: Jan 15, 2013 Last week we learned that there was a little bit of irrational exuberance regarding how valuable electronic health records (EHR) will be to cutting healthcare costs. Which doesn't mean it's time to scrap your EHR projects.
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Does your EHR support ICD-10 codes?
Date: Nov 01, 2012 If you're purchasing an electronic health record (EHR) system to qualify for the Read »
How to fit EHRs into your ICD-10 transition
Date: Oct 31, 2012 When planning your ICD-10 transition, it's important to know that electronic health records (EHR) can help healthcare providers code more efficiently.
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The problem with gathering more healthcare data
Date: Oct 19, 2012 One of the great promises of ICD-10 coding is the wealth of data it will create. That leads to two questions:
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Survey results can be hard to swallow
Date: Jul 13, 2012 I need to correct an earlier post and apologize for misleading you.
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Can you trust an EHR to accurately assign a medical code?
Date: Jul 09, 2012 If laughter is the best medicine, then the American Medical Association (AMA) is going to keep me very healthy.
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Medical codes aren't the only change coming
Date: Jun 22, 2012 It's hard to focus on ICD-10 implementation without looking at the big picture.
And I'm defining the big picture as how healthcare organizations do business.
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