HHS explains latest HIPAA 5010 changes
Date: Oct 15, 2010 As part of routine maintenance, HHS (Health and Human Services) released a list of alterations it has made to HIPAA transaction sets.
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ICD-10 not in Meaningful Use final rule
Date: Jul 19, 2010 Despite the suggestion by some industry heavyweights, CMS (The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) did not roll ICD-10 into the Meaningful Use final rule. That's not to say the term ICD-10 cannot be found within the 864-page document, rather, that there are no financial incentives for adopting ICD-10, a costly project in its own right, and a key piece of the EHR puzzle.
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True or false: ICD-10 deadline still the same?
Date: Jun 24, 2010 Rumors persist that CMS (The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) will again reset the ICD-10 compliance deadline, but don't count on those coming true.
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Top 5 ICD-10 myths, debunked
Date: Mar 29, 2010 Any time a transition is widely likened to Y2K, misconceptions are bound to crop up – and a number of myths typically sprout. ICD-10 is by no means exempt from such chaos. And so it's time to kill the most prominent of those myths at the root.
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NCVHS asks Sebelius to add ICD-10 to Meaningful Use
Date: Mar 18, 2010 Here's a great notion: Incentivize vendors to comply with ICD-10 by including the new code sets in the Meaningful Use framework.
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